My values being differently expressed seems very important, though. If I feel as if I value the welfare of distant people, but I stop taking actions in line with that (e.g. making donations to global poverty charities), do I still value it to the same extent?
Right, it sounds to me like you identify with your values in some way, like you wouldn’t consider yourself to still be yourself if they were different. That confuses things because now there’s this extra thing going on that feels causally relevant but isn’t, but I’m not sure I can hope to convince you in a short comment that you are not your values, even if your values are (temporarily) you.
Right, it sounds to me like you identify with your values in some way, like you wouldn’t consider yourself to still be yourself if they were different. That confuses things because now there’s this extra thing going on that feels causally relevant but isn’t, but I’m not sure I can hope to convince you in a short comment that you are not your values, even if your values are (temporarily) you.