Assertion: nature's value | /r/HasProperty | intrinsic
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text: Does nature have only pencil- and hammer-like values, or does nature also possess intrinsic value?
text: Why do we as a society make so many decisions that appear to be, or that actually are, inconsistent with the idea that nature possesses intrinsic value?
text: We invite conservationists and the conservation community to engage in a moment of reflection: we say we believe nature has intrinsic value; from that belief, what follows?
text: In a landmark article that year, he declared a conservation philosophy that biodiversity is good, the extinction of organisms is bad, and nature has intrinsic value beyond what it can afford humans.
text: While human welfare is important, nature too has its intrinsic value and ought to be protected, they argue.