Buying into conservation: intrinsic versus instrumental value
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Buying into conservation: intrinsic versus instrumental value.
Many conservation biologists believe the best ethical basis for conserving natural entities is their claimed intrinsic value, not their instrumental value for humans. But there is significant confusion about what intrinsic value is and how it could govern conservation decision making. After examining what intrinsic value is supposed to be, we argue that it cannot guide the decision making conse...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Trends in Ecology & Evolution
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0169-5347
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2008.11.011