Your Philosophy

[EgoRaptor]

Ayn Rand once summed up her philosophy as;

Metaphysics: Objective Reality
Epistemology: Reason
Ethics: Self-interest
Politics: Capitalism

I would sum up mine as;

Metaphysics: Existential Nihilism
Epistemology: Reason
Ethics: Moral Nihilism/Egoism
Economics: Free-Market Communism
Politics: Democratic-Republican-Nihilism

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Using the model I gave above, how would you sum up your philosophy?

[Minimalist]

Mine: Go Blow Jesus Out Your Ass.

[EgoRaptor]

Mine: Go Blow Jesus Out Your Ass.

Your supposed to use the model I gave above.

[là bạn điên]

Metaphysics: Objective reality
Epistemology: Reason
Ethics: Painism (a variant on rule utilitarianism)
Economics: Mixed market with emphasis on the Market
Politics: Conservative liberalism

[Minimalist]

I've got my own model.

[là bạn điên]

I've got my own model.

yes and it consists of conspiracy theories about Republiconneonazis who are also libertarians.

[MindForgedManacle]

Ayn Rand; really man? Phony, arrogant, dolt, bad philosopher, yadayada. Point is, she was a turd. I mean, putting 'reason' as the descriptor of your epistemology is like putting your reason for working to 'get money'; no shit, in other words, tells you nothing of substance (which Rand's works lacked anyway).

/rant

[Jackalope]

Evolving and enigmatic.

[là bạn điên]

Ayn Rand; really man? Phony, arrogant, dolt, bad philosopher, yadayada. Point is, she was a turd. I mean, putting 'reason' as the descriptor of your epistemology is like putting your reason for working to 'get money'; no shit, in other words, tells you nothing of substance (which Rand's works lacked anyway).

/rant

Rand certainly was not a good philosopher by any means but reason is a perfectly good epistimology, rather than revelation for instance. When Rand used 'reason' she meant by rational inquiry based on observation.

Whilst I certainly do not follows rands beliefs I find the ranting by leftists who object not to here ability at Philosophy but to her Freemarket policies boring in the extreme, especially when they subscribe to such absurd politics as many do themselves.

[EgoRaptor]

Ayn Rand; really man? Phony, arrogant, dolt, bad philosopher, yadayada. Point is, she was a turd. I mean, putting 'reason' as the descriptor of your epistemology is like putting your reason for working to 'get money'; no shit, in other words, tells you nothing of substance (which Rand's works lacked anyway).

/rant

I don't agree with Ayn Rand on economics at all, but I can still respect her as a philosopher & actually tend to agree with her on some things.

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Can we get back on topic now please?