Having defined the term, I cannot say for certain that I believe everyone has intrinsic value. I can, however, report that when I began to treat people as if they have intrinsic value in all the senses above, only good has come of it.
What changes when you treat people as if they have intrinsic value in the senses above, and why are those changes tied to the above criteria?
I think very, very few people have the qualities you’ve described (I personally don’t think I do), and I’m sad at the thought of how incredibly high this standard is for getting something as simple as genuine respect. It writes off nearly all of humanity, and I think they’re worth treating with genuine respect anyway.
I think I see it in nearly anyone, or at least intimations of it. Perhaps it requires a kind of leap of faith. This was the only sufficient to engender genuine respect in myself.
What changes when you treat people as if they have intrinsic value in the senses above, and why are those changes tied to the above criteria?
I think very, very few people have the qualities you’ve described (I personally don’t think I do), and I’m sad at the thought of how incredibly high this standard is for getting something as simple as genuine respect. It writes off nearly all of humanity, and I think they’re worth treating with genuine respect anyway.
I think I see it in nearly anyone, or at least intimations of it. Perhaps it requires a kind of leap of faith. This was the only sufficient to engender genuine respect in myself.