What is Instrumental Value?
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Final Value: An object x is finally valuable if and only if it is valuable as an end. Instrumental Value: An object x is instrumentally valuable if and only if it is valuable as a means. Intrinsic Value: An object x is intrinsically valuable if and only if it is valuable in a way that supervenes only on the intrinsic properties of x. Extrinsic Value: An object x is extrinsically valuable if and only if it is valuable in a way that supervenes–at least to some extent– on the extrinsic properties of x.
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