Buying into conservation: intrinsic versus instrumental value
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Justus, J; Colyvan, M; Regan, H; Maguire, L
Published in: Trends in Ecology and Evolution
2009
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 conservation requires. An adequate ethical basis for conservation must do this, and instrumental value does it best. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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2009
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24
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4
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187 / 191
Related Subject Headings
- Evolutionary Biology
- Ethics
- Decision Making
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- 41 Environmental sciences
- 31 Biological sciences
- 06 Biological Sciences
- 05 Environmental Sciences
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Justus, J., Colyvan, M., Regan, H., & Maguire, L. (2009). Buying into conservation: intrinsic versus instrumental value. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 24(4), 187–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2008.11.011
Justus, J., M. Colyvan, H. Regan, and L. Maguire. “Buying into conservation: intrinsic versus instrumental value.” Trends in Ecology and Evolution 24, no. 4 (2009): 187–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2008.11.011.
Justus J, Colyvan M, Regan H, Maguire L. Buying into conservation: intrinsic versus instrumental value. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 2009;24(4):187–91.
Justus, J., et al. “Buying into conservation: intrinsic versus instrumental value.” Trends in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 24, no. 4, 2009, pp. 187–91. Scival, doi:10.1016/j.tree.2008.11.011.
Justus J, Colyvan M, Regan H, Maguire L. Buying into conservation: intrinsic versus instrumental value. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 2009;24(4):187–191.
Published In
Trends in Ecology and Evolution
DOI
ISSN
0169-5347
Publication Date
2009
Volume
24
Issue
4
Start / End Page
187 / 191
Related Subject Headings
- Evolutionary Biology
- Ethics
- Decision Making
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- 41 Environmental sciences
- 31 Biological sciences
- 06 Biological Sciences
- 05 Environmental Sciences