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To: Ilaine who wrote (4148)12/14/2002 4:46:33 AM
From: D. Long  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 6901
 
I like to think of Rand as someone who saw life as a Hollywood movie of the 1930's

LOL! I don't think that's too far off, probably. She worked in Hollywood after she emigrated to the US, for DeMille I believe it was.

One of the weaknesses of her philosophy, IMO, is that it doesn't account for empathy, so it has no room for compassion. And she underestimated reciprocity as a central human social motivator. Charity to me, to use one of your examples, is compassion for one that is overcome by events beyond their control. We are rational agents responsible for our actions, but not all circumstances are "deserved" - they are the result of misfortune. Compassion is recognizing the injustice of the misfortune, and desiring to rectify that injustice. That's my pet theory. :)

Derek



To: Ilaine who wrote (4148)12/15/2002 4:06:24 AM
From: Bilow  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 6901
 
Hi CobaltBlue; Re: "My impression is that the reasons paleocons hate Rand are because of her stance on religion and her stance on charity."

From the thread, I had assumed that their problem had something to do with all those smokers she put in her books.

-- Carl


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