▁these ▁in ▁virtue ▁of ▁the ▁way ▁some ▁larger ▁whole ▁is . ▁▁ ▁The ▁intr insic ▁properties ▁of ▁something ▁depend ▁only ▁on ▁that ▁thing ; ▁whereas ▁the ▁extr insic ▁properties ▁of ▁something ▁may ▁depend , ▁wh olly ▁or ▁partly , ▁on ▁something ▁else . ▁▁ ▁If ▁something ▁has ▁an ▁intr insic ▁property , ▁then ▁so ▁does ▁any ▁perfect ▁duplicate ▁of ▁that ▁thing ; ▁whereas ▁duplicates ▁situated ▁in ▁different ▁surr ound ings ▁will ▁differ ▁in ▁their ▁extr insic ▁properties . ▁ ▁Value ▁In tr insic ▁properties ▁are ▁fundamental ▁in ▁understanding ▁Kant ian ▁de ont ological ▁eth ics , ▁which ▁is ▁based ▁upon ▁the ▁argument ▁that ▁an ▁action ▁should ▁be ▁viewed ▁on ▁its ▁intr insic ▁value ▁( the ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁action ▁in ▁itself ) ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁eth ics ▁and ▁mor ality , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁consequ ential ist ▁util itar ian ▁arguments ▁that ▁an ▁action ▁should ▁be ▁viewed ▁by ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁its ▁out comes . ▁ ▁In tr insic ism ▁and ▁extr insic ism ▁ ▁In tr insic ism ▁In tr insic ism ▁is ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁value ▁is ▁a ▁non - rel ational ▁characteristic ▁of ▁an ▁object . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁an ▁object ▁can ▁be ▁valuable ▁or ▁not , ▁good ▁or ▁bad , ▁without ▁reference ▁to ▁who ▁it ▁is ▁good ▁or ▁bad ▁for , ▁and ▁without ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁reason ▁it ▁is ▁good ▁or ▁bad . ▁One ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁might ▁be ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁certain ▁sex ▁acts ▁are ▁intr ins ically ▁evil , ▁even ▁if ▁they ▁harm ▁no ▁one . ▁