Question

What does James Moor mean by “core values,” and how are they both similar to and different from intrin- sic values and instrumental values?

Answer 1

Another approach to cataloguing values is to distinguish core values, some of which may or may not also be intrinsic values, from other kinds of values. James Moor (2004), for example, believes that life, happiness, and autonomy are core values because they are basic to a society's thriving and perhaps even to its survival.