TheSunscientist
Bassist
I've always been interested in this philosophy and have recently finished the Fountainhead.
Anyone else studied this?
Anyone else studied this?
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I studied it quite a long time ago when I was in college. I've forgotten most of it by now. What exactly interests you in it?
Partially the rejection of the current system of government in favour of laissez-faire capitalism, and also the rationalist side of it all.
Partially the rejection of the current system of government in favour of laissez-faire capitalism, and also the rationalist side of it all.
Though it has no relevance to Objectivism being untenable, Ayn Rand was a horrible writer. Cramming purple prose into every characters mouths to describe her personal philosophy makes for very bad fiction.
The few Objectivists I've met do seem an awful lot like your average cult member, but then again, limited sample pool and whatnot.I have come to the conclusion that Rand's objectivism is a cult.
I've always been interested in this philosophy and have recently finished the Fountainhead.
Anyone else studied this?
Didn't hit me until 17, but who hasn't had a loony phase or two?It ran me over like a truck when I was 15, but I've recovered since.
See, I didn't wanna go there and be condescending with the "I got over that phase when I was 15" but...
I got over the Randian cult by the time I was 16. It's a phase we all go through.
And Rush!?!?! Not I....:no:
How is your current system of government not laisser-faire capitalism? How do you think it could be more laisser-faire than it already is?
I think that is Alceste's point, that that's what's really going on.In an ideal laissez-faire capitalist world, the big companies would make the rules under a rule of self-harm, and the government would merely act as a mediator between them, as well as running the army and police.