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Instrumental value – strong and weak

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Summary, in English

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.

Publishing year

2002

Language

English

Pages

23-43

Publication/Series

Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

Volume

5

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Springer

Topic

  • Philosophy

Keywords

  • trope
  • Kagan
  • extrinsic value
  • Auxiliary value
  • final value
  • instrumentality
  • Korsgaard
  • intrinsic value
  • usefulness
  • value bearer

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1386-2820