Thus, under this view, individuals are completely free to have their own value preferences; economics merely shows how these can be combined to maximize the satisfaction of everyone.

• 因此，根据这一观点，各人都可以完全自由地选取各自的价值爱好，经济学仅仅是怎样把这些价值爱好结合在一起并满足每个人的个人爱好。