Summarize identify griffins claim, or central idea, and delineate the key idea of his argument

Griffins claim that certain 'informed desires'may rank higher because they contain some key self interest values with irreplaceable significance in one's life.

Explanation:

Griffins idea of 'informed need' does not deny the importance of basic needs. He states that basic need are not absolute. Meaning that they do not always take priority over everything else.

Therefore Griffins suggested a solution to introduce greater flexibility to the basic needs account. Griffins believes that the rigidity of the basic needs account lies precisely in the fact that it excludes the 'objective list' of basic needs certain values that maybe more urgent or important in a particular case.