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Another reason I hate Ayn Rand.....

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Another reason I hate Ayn Rand.....
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RE: Another reason I hate Ayn Rand.....
February 9, 2020 at 12:48 am
Yeah, I'm definitely implying none of that. I guess my basic point is that you should expect to find flaws when you look for an overarching philosophy in a work of fiction.
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RE: Another reason I hate Ayn Rand.....
February 9, 2020 at 2:15 am
(February 9, 2020 at 12:48 am)Shell B Wrote: Yeah, I'm definitely implying none of that. I guess my basic point is that you should expect to find flaws when you look for an overarching philosophy in a work of fiction.

No I totally get that. Like I said, just thinking out loud.

I find her writing interesting because she's essentially a modern philosopher who wrote a work of fiction to bring her views to life, in a sense. Interesting stuff, at least, whether or not it's logically valid is another question I suppose.
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RE: Another reason I hate Ayn Rand.....
February 9, 2020 at 3:32 pm
(February 7, 2020 at 7:51 pm)Shell B Wrote:
(February 5, 2020 at 12:11 am)SUNGULA Wrote: But there are people in American who do and they are not insignificant

That was never my point, so I'm not sure what your point is. Did I say they're insignificant? I'm pretty sure I just said it's not a great idea to turn to philosophy-laden fiction for your ideology.
My point was that plenty of of people do take philosophy-laden fiction as an ideology. And it's a problem.
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