Something we psychologically accept to be worthy of desire or valuable for its own sake. For example, money is not a final end, but happiness is often said to be one. If someone asks why you need money, you might need to explain what you will do with the money to justify the need, but “happiness” seems to be worthy of desire without an additional justification. Final ends are often said to be important because if there are no final ends, then there seems to be nothing that makes a decision more ethical than another. A person who wants to get money to get food, wants food to live longer, and wants to live longer just to get money seems to be living a meaningless life. None of these goals are in any sense worthy on their own.