Difference between revisions of "Objectivism"
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| − | {{DES | des = [[Ayn Rand]]'s | + | {{DES | des = [[Ayn Rand]]'s Objectivism is based on little more than a fine Russian/European tradition |
| + | of obscurantist philosophy and a number of patently false axioms.. | show=}} | ||
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| + | For example, as soon as you recognize that reproduction is as ultimate a goal as life, then egoism doesn't make sense. | ||
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| + | The great appeal of Objectivism is that its writings are aimed at adolescents, the age group where nothing is as desperately wanted as independence and assurance of a road to prosperity through the actions they can control, their independent effort. Because they have essentially nothing to compare to, their privileged upbringing as dependent recipients of largess from their parents is easily ignored: it's background. Which of course is the reason why children are so little mentioned in Rand's work. | ||
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