Assertion: biodiversity's value | /r/HasProperty | intrinsic
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text: Ecocentric reasons to value biodiversity are based on the idea of biodiversity having intrinsic value irrespective of any potential human uses (refer back to Module 3 for a refresher).
text: Ehrenfeld's (1988) position is even more sharply defined: “value is an intrinsic part of biodiversity; it does not depend on the properties of the species in question.
text: The perspective that biodiversity reflects option and intrinsic values, to be balanced with other values, appears to be compatible with the broader discipline of conservation biology: “the field is rooted in a philosophy of stewardship rather than one of utilitarianism or consumption.
text: Biodiversity has an intrinsic value because all species:
text: Biodiversity is also considered by many to have intrinsic value —that is, each species has a value and a right to exist, whether or not it is known to have value to humans.