In this paper, I ask whether educational value is determined in any way by intrinsic value. The aim of the paper is to explore whether appeals to the intrinsic value of an activity or state of affairs can justify proposed educational value. I turn to Korsgaard's work on the concept of intrinsic value to cast light on the relationship between intrinsic value and educational value. Korsgaard claims that the often held distinction between intrinsic and instrumental value conflates two separate distinctions. These are the intrinsic/extrinsic value distinction and the final/instrumental value distinction. These two distinctions will be considered with regard to literature that appeals to intrinsic value. The distinctions between intrinsic/extrinsic value and final/instrumental value will be used to clarify puzzles which arise when philosophers of education use the concept of intrinsic value to make claims about educational value. I argue that the intrinsic/extrinsic value distinction has little bearing on an activity's educational value. The instrumental/final value distinction is relevant, but does not imply that activities with final value are any more educationally valuable than those with instrumental value. I conclude that, regardless of the distinction being appealed to, general intrinsic value has little bearing on educational value.

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内在价值和教育价值

在本文中，我询问教育价值是否以任何方式由内在价值决定。本文的目的是探讨对活动或事态的内在价值的诉求是否可以证明所提出的教育价值是合理的。我转向 Korsgaard 关于内在价值概念的工作，以阐明内在价值与教育价值之间的关系。Korsgaard 声称，内在价值和工具价值之间经常存在的区别将两个不同的区别混为一谈。这些是内在/外在价值的区别和最终/工具价值的区别。对于诉诸内在价值的文学作品，将考虑这两个区别。内在/外在价值和最终/工具价值之间的区别将用于澄清当教育哲学家使用内在价值的概念来主张教育价值时出现的难题。我认为内在/外在价值的区别对一项活动的教育价值几乎没有影响。工具/最终价值的区别是相关的，但并不意味着具有最终价值的活动比具有工具价值的活动更具教育价值。我的结论是，无论诉诸何种区别，一般内在价值与教育价值几乎没有关系。工具/最终价值的区别是相关的，但并不意味着具有最终价值的活动比具有工具价值的活动更具教育价值。我的结论是，无论诉诸何种区别，一般内在价值与教育价值几乎没有关系。工具/最终价值的区别是相关的，但并不意味着具有最终价值的活动比具有工具价值的活动更具教育价值。我的结论是，无论诉诸何种区别，一般内在价值与教育价值几乎没有关系。