1. Realms of Choice person 1. A person operates according to his/her meaning 2. A person operates through choice. 3. To say “I choose A” is to say, “(I believe, all things considered) A is better than B. 4. But, “better than” is the comparative form of “good.” 5.All human choice, hence, action, involves value--is “value laden.”

2. Realms of Choice person goal Practical prudential

3. Realms of Choice person goal person Practical prudential Moral ethical

4. Realms of Choice person goal person state Practical prudential Moral ethical political

5. Realms of Choice person goal person state order Practical prudential Moral ethical political aesthetic

6. Realms of Choice person goal person state order God Practical prudential Moral ethical political aesthetic religious theological

7. Realms of Choice person goal person state order God Etc. Practical prudential Moral ethical political aesthetic religious theological

8. Realms of Choice person goal person state order God senses Etc. Practical prudential Moral ethical political aesthetic religious theological Taste appetite

9. Matters of appetite (taste) 1.The statement is really about the speaker—not the subject. E.G., “Candy is good,” is translated “I like candy.” 2.The statement is nondisconfirmable (only the speaker could know its truth) 3.The statement could have no normative value (the fact that I dislike peanuts gives you no logical ground for disliking them. 4.Appetitive statements can exist in any realm (I believe the world is flat, I believe God does [or does not] exist, I like Jazz, Sexist comments offend me.)