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Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism
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RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism
What "morality" means is the first thing to agree. Morality is ultimately a matter of opinion, because you can't draw any conclusions until you've agreed this. Even then, it's very hard to agree criteria precise enough that they're not subject to a lot of interpetation.

This Rand person is not using a definition I'd agree to. Or if she is, the defence of her position sounds very flawed. It sounds like she only values herself, ultimately.

Morality, to me, is about deciding how to act in the best interests of people in general. Looking after your own wellbeing is an important part of this, because if you're not strong enough to help others you are of no use to them.
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Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by Lucifer - July 11, 2016 at 5:22 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by abaris - July 11, 2016 at 5:26 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by Lucifer - July 11, 2016 at 5:32 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by abaris - July 11, 2016 at 6:06 pm
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RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by pocaracas - July 11, 2016 at 6:32 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by Lucifer - July 11, 2016 at 6:04 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by abaris - July 11, 2016 at 6:10 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 11, 2016 at 6:32 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by brewer - July 11, 2016 at 9:52 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 12, 2016 at 12:11 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by chimp3 - July 12, 2016 at 12:24 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by robvalue - July 12, 2016 at 1:15 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by robvalue - July 12, 2016 at 1:44 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by Lucifer - July 12, 2016 at 3:01 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by robvalue - July 12, 2016 at 3:07 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by robvalue - July 12, 2016 at 3:11 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by robvalue - July 12, 2016 at 3:14 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by abaris - July 12, 2016 at 3:39 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by robvalue - July 12, 2016 at 3:41 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 12, 2016 at 6:33 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by abaris - July 12, 2016 at 6:54 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by abaris - July 12, 2016 at 10:32 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by chimp3 - July 12, 2016 at 6:55 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by abaris - July 12, 2016 at 9:22 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by Pat Mustard - July 13, 2016 at 10:03 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by robvalue - July 12, 2016 at 9:29 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by robvalue - July 12, 2016 at 9:41 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by pocaracas - July 12, 2016 at 9:50 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by Ben Davis - July 12, 2016 at 10:13 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by abaris - July 12, 2016 at 10:45 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by robvalue - July 12, 2016 at 11:01 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 12, 2016 at 11:12 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by robvalue - July 13, 2016 at 2:28 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by abaris - July 14, 2016 at 2:23 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 13, 2016 at 7:36 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by CapnAwesome - July 13, 2016 at 10:48 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by ohreally - July 14, 2016 at 2:19 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 14, 2016 at 7:37 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 14, 2016 at 7:52 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 15, 2016 at 12:29 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 15, 2016 at 9:41 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 15, 2016 at 1:53 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by CapnAwesome - July 16, 2016 at 12:00 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 15, 2016 at 7:34 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 15, 2016 at 10:04 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 16, 2016 at 3:43 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 17, 2016 at 5:39 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 16, 2016 at 3:58 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 16, 2016 at 5:07 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by robvalue - July 16, 2016 at 5:10 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 16, 2016 at 5:11 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by robvalue - July 16, 2016 at 5:40 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by abaris - July 16, 2016 at 6:03 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by robvalue - July 16, 2016 at 6:06 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 16, 2016 at 8:31 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by robvalue - July 17, 2016 at 3:34 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by CapnAwesome - July 17, 2016 at 11:41 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by abaris - July 17, 2016 at 12:14 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 17, 2016 at 6:03 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 17, 2016 at 6:13 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by Silver - July 17, 2016 at 10:31 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by Silver - July 17, 2016 at 11:00 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by Silver - July 17, 2016 at 11:04 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 18, 2016 at 1:07 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by abaris - July 18, 2016 at 6:36 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by Silver - July 17, 2016 at 6:13 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by CapnAwesome - July 18, 2016 at 11:54 am
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by abaris - July 18, 2016 at 1:37 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 17, 2016 at 8:32 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by Silver - July 17, 2016 at 8:21 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 17, 2016 at 9:40 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 17, 2016 at 9:49 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by Silver - July 17, 2016 at 9:44 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 17, 2016 at 9:56 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by Silver - July 17, 2016 at 9:55 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by Silver - July 17, 2016 at 9:58 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by Silver - July 17, 2016 at 10:07 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by Silver - July 17, 2016 at 10:15 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by Silver - July 17, 2016 at 11:01 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by abaris - July 18, 2016 at 1:43 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by Esquilax - July 18, 2016 at 1:54 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by bennyboy - July 18, 2016 at 6:48 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by abaris - July 18, 2016 at 2:36 pm
RE: Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism - by Galach - July 25, 2016 at 11:51 am

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