02662cam a2200397 a 4500 17274685 AUA.1 20160501112639.0 120427s2012 enka b 001 0 eng d 2011294446 015964621 Uk 9781441162823 1441162828 9781441177926 1441177922 (OCoLC)ocn779492350 VP@ VP@ YDXCP BTCTA UKMGB DEBBG BDX BWX PIT CDX MUU DLC lccopycat BD232 .D26 2012 170 Davison, Scott A. (Scott Alan), 1965- On the intrinsic value of everything / Scott A. Davison. London : Continuum, c2012. 150 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-144) and index. Preface -- Introduction -- Preliminary matters -- The possibilities -- The bearers -- The cutoff question -- Degrees -- Ethics -- Theism and intrinsic value. On the Intrinsic Value of Everything is an illuminating introduction to fundamental questions in ethics. How--and to what--we assign value, whether it is to events or experiences or objects or people, is central to ethics. Something is intrinsically valuable only if it would be valued for its own sake by all fully informed, properly functioning persons. Davison defends the controversial view that everything that exists is intrinsically valuable to some degree. If only some things are intrinsically valuable, what about other things? Where and how do we draw the cutoff point? If only living creatures are intrinsically valuable, what does this imply for how we value the environment? If everything has intrinsic value, what practical implications does this have for how we live our lives? How does this view fit with the traditional theistic idea that God is the source of goodness and truth? Both critics and proponents of the concept of intrinsic value will find something of interest in this careful investigation of the basic value structure of the world. Values. Ethics. Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1213/2011294446-b.html Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1213/2011294446-t.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1213/2011294446-d.html 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BOOK BD 232 .D26 2012 14719 14719 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2016-05-01 Bought by JTL 25.95 AUA017821 BD 232 .D26 2012 AUA017821 2016-05-01 00:00:00 25.95 2016-05-01 BOOK