intrinsic values
Built-in moral goods
Values that exist independently of external circumstances or usefulness.
In ethics, intrinsic values are ends in themselves—happiness, beauty, knowledge—rather than means to other ends.
In investing, a stock's intrinsic value is what it's actually worth based on fundamentals, regardless of market price: The shares trade below their intrinsic value.
The phrase often contrasts with instrumental values, which matter only as tools for achieving something else.
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- moral fiberEthical strength of character
- respectRegard with honor
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- right and wrongEthical distinction
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