[UA] Ayn Rand(omfactor) (OT)

[Matthew Rowan Norwood]

Eric Christian Berg wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Greg Stolze wrote:
> 
> > She founded a philosophy called "Objectivism" (IIRC) whose central tenet is
> > "If you don't look out for yourself, it's pretty fucking stupid to expect
> > other people to look out for you."
> 
> Not exactly. Objectivism's central premis is that the only rational basis
> for an ethical system is enlightened self-interest. It is an attempt to
> build a secular morality out of basic logical precepts and very broad
> observations about the human need for ethical systems.

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-Matt Norwood

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