Value Based on Preferences

Wlodek Rabinowicz and Jan Österberg

Economics and Philosophy, 1996, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-27

Abstract: What distinguishes preference utilitarianism (PU) from other utilitarian positions is the axiological component: the view concerning what is intrinsically valuable. According to PU, intrinsic value is based on preferences. Intrinsically valuable states are connected to our preferences (wants, desires) being satisfied.

Date: 1996
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