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To: bart13 who wrote (96002)	10/28/2012 2:57:51 PM
From: Robin Plunder	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218821

"And she said nothing new in all her novels, interviews etc... or if anyone disputes that, show us the quotes." new items introduced by Ayn Rand 1) axiomatic validation of existence, identity, consciousness, causality, volition, validity of the senses, as the foundation of knowledge 2) method of concept formation which can account for our ability to create abstractions from concretes 3) a view of ethics in which human life is the standard of value, and in which our virtues are seen to be an expression and embodiment of our ability to think 4) a moral validation for individual rights based on aspects of life in this world 5) an explanation of why we need art and what role it plays in our lives, ie, as a concretization of our values, a means of showing us in perceptual terms what life might be and ought to be, and how this can serve as emotional fuel to carry us through the challenges we face in life. rp