Inherent and Instrumental Values: Excursions in Value Inquiry
G. John M. Abbarno
Dec 2014 · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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327
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The essays in this book range broadly over different aspects of value theory and include contributions by Nicholas Rescher, Frances Kamm, Barry Smith, and Jan Narveson. Portions examine the theoretical foundations of values and valuation exploring the rational groundwork for judgments. Other aspects, appealing to value distinctions of inherent, intrinsic, and instrumental, drawn most notably by C. I. Lewis, bring to light matters of aesthetic, social political, ethical, and ontological issues. Throughout Inherent and Instrumental Values, the authors address questions assessing the intrinsic worth of utility of actions and whether manual or professional labor can hold an equal value rating and the implications of this assessment. In other portions of the anthology, authors explore the extent to which such value categories above help clarify and assess moral issues we encounter in everyday life. Among some analyzed in this book are racism and affirmative action, abortion, euthanasia, homelessness, care, and friendship. The theme of the nature of value and the role of valuation we encounter in the days of our life, provide a basis for examining other aspects of axiology that lie beyond the scope of this work.
About the author
G. John M. Abbarno is a past president of both the American Society for Value Inquiry and the International Society for Value Inquiry and the current president of the Conference on Philosophical Societies of the American Philosophical Association. He serves as regional coordinator for the Center for Research in Values and Philosophy. Abbarno has published numerous articles on ethical issues and lectured extensively on value theory at universities in China.
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