So, freedom is an instrumental value, but happiness is not the terminal value?
I’m not sure that the mere fact that something is a terminal value prevents it from also being an instrumental value. Perhaps I might agree with the notion that “maintaining high instrumental value is a terminal value”—though I haven’t really put deep thought into that one. I’ll have to consider it.
It sounds like your terminal value is preference fulfillment or something to that extent.
So, freedom is an instrumental value, but happiness is not the terminal value?
It sounds like your terminal value is preference fulfillment or something to that extent.
I’m not sure that the mere fact that something is a terminal value prevents it from also being an instrumental value. Perhaps I might agree with the notion that “maintaining high instrumental value is a terminal value”—though I haven’t really put deep thought into that one. I’ll have to consider it.
Passively, yes.