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22 Οκτ 2002 · Intrinsic value has traditionally been thought to lie at the heart of ethics. Philosophers use a number of terms to refer to such value. The intrinsic value of something is said to be the value that that thing has “in itself,” or “for its own sake,” or “as such,” or “in its own right.” Extrinsic value is value that is not intrinsic.
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- Intrinsic Vs. Extrinsic Properties
In ethics, intrinsic value is a property of anything that is valuable on its own. Intrinsic value is in contrast to instrumental value (also known as extrinsic value), which is a property of anything that derives its value from a relation to another intrinsically valuable thing. [1]
Intrinsic values are the inherent worth or importance of something, independent of its usefulness or desirability. Examples of intrinsic values include happiness, knowledge, beauty, justice, and the sanctity of life, which are considered valuable in themselves.
Intrinsic value posits that certain things hold worth simply because they exist, regardless of their usefulness to humans. In environmental ethics, intrinsic value is often applied to nature, asserting that ecosystems and species have worth independently of human interests.
Intrinsic value refers to the inherent worth or value of something, independent of its usefulness or any external factors. It is the value something possesses simply by virtue of what it is, rather than its utility or market price.
This book investigates the nature of intrinsic value: just what it is for something to be valuable for its own sake, just what sort of thing can have such value, just how such a value is to be computed.
The values that need to be justified by other values are extrinsic; those that do not are intrinsic. Most traditional philosophical approaches to value justification are foundational in this sense: intrinsic values provide a foundation upon which other values can be justified.
