Value Scale

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029476",
  "term": "Value Scale",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The idea that some things can be ranked on a scale of moral value. For example, one might hold that human beings are more valuable than other sentient animals; sentient animals are more valuable than non-sentient animals, etc. Some defenders of animal experimentation argue that harming animals in research can be justified to benefit human beings because human beings are more valuable than animals.",
  "references": [
    "NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Glossary of Commonly Used Terms in Research Ethics"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/value-scale/"
}