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Somehow, the experience of real liking has to do with self. As we find out which things awaken real liking in ourselves, we find ourselves more in touch than before with our own selves.

Linking real liking to self-discovery.

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Real liking comes from childish truthfulness, in which one respects one's own feeling and does not pay homage to a theory or idea.claim0.862
Definition of genuine liking as originating in a pre-conceptual, child-like authenticity.
The reasons for the existence of this deep liking are mysterious, not obvious. To plumb them we shall have to examine the nature of things - even, ultimately, the nature of matter itself - very carefully. Nevertheless the reasons are empirical. We may determine, empirically, to what extent a thing has the ability to rouse this deep liking in us.claim0.832
Assertion of the empirical but mysterious basis of deep liking.
The more accurate we are about what we really like, in the sense of liking from the heart, the more we find out that we agree with other people about what these things are.claim0.831
Assertion of convergence among deep personal preferences.
Our everyday liking (subjective preference) often diverges from deep liking, but deep liking converges to agreement and corresponds to living structure.claim0.821
Distinction between superficial and deep preference.
There is an empirical way in which we can help ourselves to find out what we really like from the heart. Nevertheless, it is not easy to find what we really like, and it is by no means automatic to be in touch with it. It takes effort, hard work, and personal enlightenment to understand it and to feel it.claim0.819
Fifth point introducing the empirical test and the personal growth required.
Real Likingconcept0.812
A lasting, profound liking that survives extended exposure and differs from superficial, fashionable preferences.
As observers mature, their liking converges because they discover the deeper self that is shared.claim0.802
Developmental claim about aesthetic maturity.
What is truly liked may be different from what is apparently liked; this is a matter of judgment and knowledge, not opinion.claim0.800
The epistemological distinction crucial to the argument.