tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060635436578918366.post3335510140827312895..comments2015-02-26T15:42:28.753-06:00Comments on Words, Ideas, and Things: Conference Notes Day 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060635436578918366.post-86124673255544020162012-04-24T11:45:19.031-05:002012-04-24T11:45:19.031-05:00Yeah, actually, now that I think about, that kind ...Yeah, actually, now that I think about, that kind of definition would be entirely in keeping with the tenor of the rest of Railton's naturalistic project.John Danahernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060635436578918366.post-36004260217210108092012-04-24T05:17:23.504-05:002012-04-24T05:17:23.504-05:00Yes, I think it was something like that. I took it...Yes, I think it was something like that. I took it to be a way of understanding "intrinsic value" talk as — at least often — having whatever it takes to provoke broad subjective valuing from humans. Troll dolls wouldn't have intrinsic value…or maybe they wouldn't have much. This topic was just a few minutes out of the talk, so there wasn't a lot of detail.<br /><br />I'm uncomfortable using "intrinsic value" since it's such an overloaded term, but it would be nice to have some tidy label for this concept.Garrenhttp://wordsideasandthings.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060635436578918366.post-2619831380687419262012-04-24T04:38:03.184-05:002012-04-24T04:38:03.184-05:00Thanks for the write-up. Sounds to me like day 2 w...Thanks for the write-up. Sounds to me like day 2 was rather more interesting than day 1.<br /><br />I'm curious about Railton's definition/analysis of intrinsic value. Was he saying that:<br /><br />"X is intrinsically valuable" = "Human sensibilities are broadly attuned/attracted to X"<br /><br />Or was it something else. It seemed like your Troll doll example trailed off before answering the question: so, are troll dolls intrinsically valuable?.John Danahernoreply@blogger.com