Basically yes. My take on 2) is that identity-affirming things can be somewhat pleasurable—but they’re unlikely to be the most pleasurable thing the human could do at that moment. So they can be valued for something else than pure pleasure.
And you can get other examples where someone, say, is truthful, even if that causes them more pain than a simple lie would.
Basically yes. My take on 2) is that identity-affirming things can be somewhat pleasurable—but they’re unlikely to be the most pleasurable thing the human could do at that moment. So they can be valued for something else than pure pleasure.
And you can get other examples where someone, say, is truthful, even if that causes them more pain than a simple lie would.