Instrumental Values – Strong and Weak
What does it mean that an object has instrumental value? While some writers seem to think it means that the object bears a value, and that instrumental value accordingly is a kind of value, other writers seem to think that the object is not a value bearer but is only what is conducive to something o...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2002
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Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2002, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-43 |
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B Kagan B value bearer B Extrinsic value B final value B auxiliary value B Instrumentality B Intrinsic Value B trope B Korsgaard |
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| Summary: | What does it mean that an object has instrumental value? While some writers seem to think it means that the object bears a value, and that instrumental value accordingly is a kind of value, other writers seem to think that the object is not a value bearer but is only what is conducive to something of value. Contrary to what is the general view among philosophers of value, I argue that if instrumental value is a kind of value, then it is a kind of extrinsic final value. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-8447 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Ethical theory and moral practice
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1023/A:1014422001048 |