Value commitments, value conflict, and the separability of belief and value

Leeds (1990) levels an objection against the criterion of rational choice I have proposed (Levi 1997, Ch. 6; 1980; 1986), pointing out that the criter ion is sensitive to the way possible consequences are partitioned. Seidenfe ld, Kadane and Schervish (1989) call into question the defense of the cross product rule by appeal to Pareto Unanimity Principles that I had invoked i n my 1986. I offer clarifications of my proposals showing that the differen ce between my views and those of my critics concerns the extent to which fu ll belief, probabilistic belief, and value judgment are separable.