Roseweave wrote:If you like Objective ethics mixed with some degree of sanity, check out Utilitarianism.
jdavyd wrote:as much as personally loath Rand, it is important to take everything she did with a grain of salt, because objectivism is just a really, really harsh reaction to the environment she grew up in.
less_cunning wrote:i may give Ayn Rand a gander in the fall. i try to remain as "objective" as possible...
Then try Utilitarianism :P I made the same mistake a while back with regards objectivism, it's not the opposite of nihilistiv moral relativism like I thought it was.
less_cunning wrote:i may give Ayn Rand a gander in the fall. i try to remain as "objective" as possible...
Then try Utilitarianism :P I made the same mistake a while back with regards objectivism, it's not the opposite of nihilistiv moral relativism like I thought it was.
you mean like Jeremy Bentham? John Stuart Mill??? that type of stuff...
I have nothing against her books, but her actual philosophy, as many have expressed, is in my opinion quite problematic. If you like her philosophy, I would possibly question whether or not you really understand what she's saying. As far as her books, though, as literature,
Anyway, to each his or her own
goroth wrote:Most builders are content on reproducing the same crap. Which is fine. Most guitarists want the same crap.
I remember really liking both The Fountainhead and Anthem, but it's been over six years since I read them. I tend to enjoy the dystopia presented in different books and other media.
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