Instrumental and intrinsic value

In moral philosophy, instrumental and intrinsic value are the distinction between what is a means to an end and what is as an end in itself. ^[1]

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1. 43 relations: Ad hoc, Alfred A. Knopf, Anjan Chakravartty, Anthropomorphism, Anti-realism, Belief, Consequentialism, Dehumanization, Demonization, Disenchantment, Edward Elgar Publishing, Empiricism, Epistemology, Ethics, Fact–value distinction, Geoffrey Hodgson, Heuristic (psychology), Inductive reasoning, Instrumental and value rationality, Instrumental and value-rational action, Instrumentalism, Intrinsic value, Is–ought problem, Jacques Ellul, John Dewey, Libertarianism, Logical positivism, Max Weber, Means–ends analysis, Metaphysics, Michael Dummett, Natural kind, Noun, Ontology, Plural, Rationality, Scientific realism, Social environment, The Technological Society, Utilitarianism, Value (ethics and social sciences), Value theory, Verb.

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Ad hoc

Ad hoc is a Latin phrase meaning literally for this.

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Alfred A. Knopf

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. is an American publishing house that was founded by Blanche Knopf and Alfred A. Knopf Sr. in 1915.

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Anjan Chakravartty

Anjan Chakravartty is an analytic philosopher and the Appignani Foundation Professor at the University of Miami.

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Anthropomorphism

Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities.

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Anti-realism

In analytic philosophy, anti-realism is a position which encompasses many varieties such as metaphysical, mathematical, semantic, scientific, moral and epistemic.

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Belief

A belief is a subjective attitude that a proposition is true or a state of affairs is the case.

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Consequentialism

In moral philosophy, consequentialism is a class of normative, teleological ethical theories that holds that the consequences of one's conduct are the ultimate basis for judgement about the rightness or wrongness of that conduct.

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Dehumanization

Dehumanization is the denial of full humanity in others along with the cruelty and suffering that accompany it.

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Demonization

Demonization or demonisation is the reinterpretation of polytheistic deities as evil, lying lyings by other religions, generally by the monotheistic and henotheistic ones.

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Disenchantment

In social science, disenchantment (Entzauberung) is the cultural rationalization and devaluation of religion apparent in modern society.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

Edward Elgar Publishing is a global publisher of academic books, journals and online resources in the social sciences and law.

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Empiricism

In philosophy, empiricism is an epistemological view which holds that true knowledge or justification comes only or primarily from sensory experience and empirical evidence.

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Epistemology

Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with knowledge.

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Ethics

Ethics is the philosophical study of moral phenomena.

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Fact–value distinction

The fact–value distinction is a fundamental epistemological distinction described between. Instrumental and intrinsic value and fact–value distinction are value (ethics).

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Geoffrey Hodgson

Geoffrey Martin Hodgson (born 28 July 1946, Watford) is Emeritus Professor in Management at the London campus of Loughborough University, and also the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Institutional Economics. Hodgson is recognised as one of the leading figures of modern critical institutionalism which carries forth the critical spirit and intellectual tradition of the founders of institutional economics, particularly that of Thorstein Veblen.

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Heuristic (psychology)

Heuristics (from Ancient Greek εὑρίσκω, heurískō, "I find, discover") is the process by which humans use mental shortcuts to arrive at decisions.

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Inductive reasoning

Inductive reasoning is any of various methods of reasoning in which broad generalizations or principles are derived from a body of observations.

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Instrumental and value rationality

"Instrumental" and "value rationality" are terms scholars use to identify two ways individuals act in order to optimize their behavior. Instrumental and intrinsic value and Instrumental and value rationality are Sociological terminology.

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Instrumental and value-rational action

"Instrumental" and "value-rational action" are terms scholars use to identify two kinds of behavior that humans can engage in. Instrumental and intrinsic value and Instrumental and value-rational action are Sociological terminology.

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Instrumentalism

In philosophy of science and in epistemology, instrumentalism is a methodological view that ideas are useful instruments, and that the worth of an idea is based on how effective it is in explaining and predicting natural phenomena.

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Intrinsic value

Intrinsic value may refer to.

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Is–ought problem

The is–ought problem, as articulated by the Scottish philosopher and historian David Hume, arises when one makes claims about what ought to be that are based solely on statements about what is. Instrumental and intrinsic value and is–ought problem are Concepts in ethics.

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Jacques Ellul

Jacques Ellul (January 6, 1912 – May 19, 1994) was a French philosopher, sociologist, lay theologian, and professor.

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John Dewey

John Dewey (October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer.

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Libertarianism

Libertarianism (from libertaire, itself from the lit) is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value.

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Logical positivism

Logical positivism, later called logical empiricism, and both of which together are also known as neopositivism, is a movement whose central thesis is the verification principle (also known as the verifiability criterion of meaning).

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Max Weber

Maximilian Karl Emil Weber (21 April 186414 June 1920) was a German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist who was one of the central figures in the development of sociology and the social sciences more generally.

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Means–ends analysis

Means–ends analysis (MEA) is a problem solving technique used commonly in artificial intelligence (AI) for limiting search in AI programs.

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Metaphysics

Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that examines the basic structure of reality.

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Michael Dummett

Sir Michael Anthony Eardley Dummett (27 June 1925 – 27 December 2011) was an English academic described as "among the most significant British philosophers of the last century and a leading campaigner for racial tolerance and equality." He was, until 1992, Wykeham Professor of Logic at the University of Oxford.

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Natural kind

"Natural kind" is an intellectual grouping, or categorizing of things, in a manner that is reflective of the actual world and not just human interests.

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Noun

In grammar, a noun is a word that represents a concrete or abstract thing, such as living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, and ideas.

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Ontology

Ontology is the philosophical study of being.

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Plural

The plural (sometimes abbreviated as pl., pl, or), in many languages, is one of the values of the grammatical category of number.

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Rationality

Rationality is the quality of being guided by or based on reason. Instrumental and intrinsic value and Rationality are Concepts in ethics.

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Scientific realism

Scientific realism is the view that the universe described by science is real regardless of how it may be interpreted.

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Social environment

The social environment, social context, sociocultural context or milieu refers to the immediate physical and social setting in which people live or in which something happens or develops. Instrumental and intrinsic value and social environment are Sociological terminology.

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The Technological Society

The Technological Society is a book on the subject of technique by French philosopher, theologian and sociologist Jacques Ellul.

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Utilitarianism

In ethical philosophy, utilitarianism is a family of normative ethical theories that prescribe actions that maximize happiness and well-being for the affected individuals.

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Value (ethics and social sciences)

In ethics and social sciences, value denotes the degree of importance of some thing or action, with the aim of determining which actions are best to do or what way is best to live (normative ethics in ethics), or to describe the significance of different actions. Instrumental and intrinsic value and value (ethics and social sciences) are Concepts in ethics and value (ethics).

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Value theory

In ethics and the social sciences, value theory involves various approaches that examine how, why, and to what degree humans value things and whether the object or subject of valuing is a person, idea, object, or anything else. Instrumental and intrinsic value and value theory are value (ethics).

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Verb

A verb is a word (part of speech) that in syntax generally conveys an action (bring, read, walk, run, learn), an occurrence (happen, become), or a state of being (be, exist, stand).

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See also

Value (ethics)

• Anthropological theories of value
• Artistic integrity
• Asha
• Benefit dependency network
• Brute fact
• Business ecosystem
• Christian values
• Cultural bias
• Evil
• Fact–value distinction
• Family values
• Filipino values
• Generalized exchange
• Global production network
• Good
• Good and evil
• Higher good
• Importance
• Instrumental and intrinsic value
• Intrinsic value (ethics)
• Intrinsic value in animal ethics
• Japanese values
• Jurisprudence of values
• Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's values orientation theory
• Leveling (philosophy)
• Middle-class values
• Mindset List
• Moral panic
• Mottainai
• Resource justice
• Rokeach Value Survey
• Science of value
• Social Choice and Individual Values
• Social exchange theory
• Social network analysis
• Tanner Lectures on Human Values
• Transvaluation of values
• Universal value
• Utility
• Utu (Māori concept)
• Value (ethics and social sciences)
• Value judgment
• Value pluralism
• Value theory
• Value trumping
• Values scale
• World Values Survey

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_and_intrinsic_value

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