Instrumental vs Intrinsic

Question 1

Instrumental Value

Answer 1

• means to a valuable end
• ex: food

Question 2

Intrinsic Value

Answer 2

• valuable for its own sake
• ex: pleasure is valuable in its own right
• what something is worth to someone as an asset

Question 3

Earth: Value and Ethics: Environment

Answer 3

Instrumental value
- ethical responsibility to take care/preserve it

Question 4

Earth: Value and Ethics: Environment - Anthropocentric Ethics

Answer 4

No
- we just need to care about humanity
- challenge: consequences of our actions

Question 5

Earth: Value and Ethics: Environment - Biocentric Ethics

Answer 5

Yes
- living things have rights
- non-human things have intrinsic value

Question 6

Earth: Value and Ethics: Environment - Cosmocentric Ethics

Answer 6

• all natural environments have intrinsic value - including rocks
• human achievement or needless destruction/pollution