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Ethics Glossary

Value

Any object, circumstance, or idea that is considereddesirable or worthwhile When something is considered valuable because it brings about (or helps to bring about) some future state of affairs that itself is judged to be desirable, then it is said to have instrumental or extrinsic value When something is judged to be desirable in and of itself (independent of its consequences), it is said to have intrinsic value.