I agree. Some interpretations of “values” you didn’t explicitly list, but I think are important:
What someone wants to be true (analogous to what someone believes to be true)
What someone would want to be true if they knew what it would be like if it were true
What someone believes would be good if it were true
These are distinct, because either could clearly differ from the others. So the term “value” is actually ambiguous, not just vague. Talking about “values” is usually unnecessarily unclear, similar to talking about “utilities” in utility theory.
I agree. Some interpretations of “values” you didn’t explicitly list, but I think are important:
What someone wants to be true (analogous to what someone believes to be true)
What someone would want to be true if they knew what it would be like if it were true
What someone believes would be good if it were true
These are distinct, because either could clearly differ from the others. So the term “value” is actually ambiguous, not just vague. Talking about “values” is usually unnecessarily unclear, similar to talking about “utilities” in utility theory.