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"political/ethical philosophical position that argues what's just/good are actions/decisions that protect an individual's rights. Specific to this view is the recognition of inherent value. Inherent value is the philosophical concept that the individual/thing in question in not merely valuable because it's useful, pleasant, etc., but that it should always be treated as "as end in itself and never as a means to something else" (Kant). IT established boundaries how the individual may be treated.

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