Answer to Question #142758 in Philosophy for ghadir zabad

Question

Can you think of a way to test whether your example truly is intrinsically good for us? Here is one idea: describe a pair of cases that are exactly alike except that in one of the cases, the person involved has greater amounts of that thing than in the other case. It’s crucial that there be no other differences between the cases. What do you think this tells us about the intrinsic value of something? In your example, make sure that you define your terms well (for example, define what ‘intrinsic good’ means.)

Answer 1

Intrinsic good: something worthwhile not because it leads to something else, but for its own sake alone.