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  2. Intrinsic value (ethics) - Wikipedia

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    The most simple form of intrinsic multism is intrinsic bi-ism (from Latin two), which holds two objects as having intrinsic value, such as happiness and virtue. Humanism is an example of a life stance that accepts that several things have intrinsic value.

  3. Instrumental and intrinsic value - Wikipedia

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    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] Things are deemed to have instrumental value (or extrinsic value [ 2 ] ) if they help one achieve a particular end; intrinsic values , by contrast, are understood to be desirable in and of themselves.

  4. Intrinsics - Wikipedia

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    Intrinsics or intrinsic may refer to: Intrinsic and extrinsic properties, in science and engineering; Intrinsic motivation in psychology; Intrinsic muscle, in anatomy; Intrinsic function, a function in a programming language that is dealt with specially by a compiler; X Toolkit Intrinsics, a library; Intrinsic factor (biology)

  5. Value theory - Wikipedia

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    Value theory is the interdisciplinary study of values.Also called axiology, it examines the nature, sources, and types of values.Primarily a branch of philosophy, it is an interdisciplinary field closely associated with social sciences like economics, sociology, anthropology, and psychology.

  6. Nihilism - Wikipedia

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    [76] Here he states that the Christian moral doctrine provides people with intrinsic value, belief in God (which justifies the evil in the world) and a basis for objective knowledge. In this sense, in constructing a world where objective knowledge is possible, Christianity is an antidote against a primal form of nihilism, against the despair of ...

  7. Intrinsic value in animal ethics - Wikipedia

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    Intrinsic value is considered self-ascribed, all animals have it, unlike instrumental or extrinsic values. Instrumental value is the value that others confer on an animal (or on any other entity) because of its value as a resource (e.g. as property, labour, food, fibre, " ecosystem services ") or as a source of emotional, recreational ...

  8. Permeability (materials science) - Wikipedia

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    Permeability, or intrinsic permeability, (k, unit: m 2) is a part of this, and is a specific property characteristic of the solid skeleton and the microstructure of the porous medium itself, independently of the nature and properties of the fluid flowing through the pores of the medium.

  9. Hedonism - Wikipedia

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    An entity has intrinsic value or is good in itself if its worth does not depend on external factors. Intrinsic value contrasts with instrumental value, which is the value of things that lead to other good things. According to axiological hedonism, pleasure is intrinsically valuable because it is good even when it produces no external benefit.