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Re: I like Ayn Rand
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:05 pm
by WaveForm3
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.
You two = awesomeness
Re: I like Ayn Rand
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:22 pm
by Roseweave
Devi also you should play Bioshock. It's kind of like a Rand thing but from the other perspective.
Re: I like Ayn Rand
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:28 pm
by Gunner Recall
Bioshock was amazing. I hope they don't ruin the sequel...the viral marketing sites they created for it have been pretty interesting.
Re: I like Ayn Rand
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:39 pm
by less_cunning
i may give Ayn Rand a gander in the fall. i try to remain as "objective" as possible...
Re: I like Ayn Rand
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:05 pm
by Roseweave
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.
Re: I like Ayn Rand
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:10 pm
by less_cunning
Roseweave wrote: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...
Re: I like Ayn Rand
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:19 am
by Wizard
Roseweave wrote:Devi also you should play Bioshock. It's kind of like a Rand thing but from the other perspective.
Oh my god i played that game on acid. It ended up being the worst trip of my life.
don't do that.
Re: I like Ayn Rand
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:32 pm
by Nychthemeron
Strange. My professor mentioned Ayn Rand during a discussion we had while discussing Ibsen.
Re: I like Ayn Rand
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:17 pm
by ifeellikeatourist
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
Re: I like Ayn Rand
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:53 am
by applesforjonah
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.
Re: I like Ayn Rand
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:12 am
by Antero
Re: I like Ayn Rand
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:21 pm
by less_cunning
Re: I like Ayn Rand
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:39 am
by Roseweave
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I hate Ayn Rand. And doctors, and lawyers...
Re: I like Ayn Rand
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:56 pm
by Lionslicer
effetebomb wrote: Individuality =
Reading this made me feel nauseous. Maybe I am too much of a distopian misanthrope, but I want nothing to do with 99% of my species.
Personally, I think that Rand's writing is pretty bad. I did really like Anthem, but now that I know it was a rip off, I am totally unimpressed.
Re: I like Ayn Rand
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:48 pm
by veteransdaypoppy
Lionslicer wrote:effetebomb wrote: Individuality =
Reading this made me feel nauseous. Maybe I am too much of a distopian misanthrope, but I want nothing to do with 99% of my species.
Personally, I think that Rand's writing is pretty bad. I did really like Anthem, but now that I know it was a rip off, I am totally unimpressed.
Well, unfortunately, according to studies of human DNA, you are 99% similar to every other human being on this planet.
