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Winning Position: The environment can have its own intrinsic value.
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The environment can have its own intrinsic value.
Organisms or ecosystems are being increasingly recognised as having intrinsic value, for example; ethical, spiritual or philosophical perspectives are valued regardless of their potential use to humans.
How can we quanitfy values such as asthetic value, which are inherently qualitative?
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