RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism
July 12, 2016 at 11:01 am
(This post was last modified: July 12, 2016 at 11:02 am by robvalue.)
(July 12, 2016 at 10:27 am)Mister Agenda Wrote:robvalue Wrote:I agree that any "closed system" of morality is a bad idea, in my opinion.
We learn and we grow. I don't know why you'd try to stifle that.
It does indeed sound like social Darwinism, which is utterly insane to me. How the word "should" is even applied in such situations, I don't know. We "should" be maximally selfish at the expense of others? Says who, nature? I doubt any reasonable person would find this compelling anyway.
I think you could make a strong case that she tries to get an 'ought' from an 'is' and fails; as Hume would have predicted.
I agree with Hume, it can't be done. One cannot objectively determine what "ought" to happen because it's entirely dependent on subjective value judgements. Without them, "ought" has no meaning.
You're right, I think that could be her plan.
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