tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post5388571086761923461..comments2024-03-27T05:47:21.295-07:00Comments on Ayn Rand Contra Human Nature: Objectivism & "Metaphysics," Part 8Daniel Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359277853862225286noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-70214473089162928272010-09-08T07:46:46.039-07:002010-09-08T07:46:46.039-07:00"I think Rand would say..."
She's d..."I think Rand would say..."<br /><br />She's dead, so what do <i>you</i> say?Reynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-60108234731836854342010-09-08T05:19:10.951-07:002010-09-08T05:19:10.951-07:00I think Rand would say that the cash value of cons...I think Rand would say that the cash value of consciousness' being axiomatic is that it is implicit in the very act of communication. Unless you are a solipsist of the moment, you'd have to accept it if you're "doing philosophy" at all (i.e. discussing things with people)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-88014621187621468492010-09-04T20:04:57.761-07:002010-09-04T20:04:57.761-07:00"Somewhat off-topic..."
Actually, this ..."Somewhat off-topic..."<br /><br />Actually, this is very close to being on topic, since I was originally going to conclude this series of the Objectivist metaphysics by mentioning Harriman. Harriman's attacks on quantum mechanics (and possibly relativity?) are inspired by the Objectivist metaphysics. They represent the dangerous fruit of trying to determine matters of fact by moral, rhetorical, logical and, I suspect in Harriman's case, aesthetic constructs.gregnyquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13653516868316854941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-11246926783637185952010-09-04T15:38:53.763-07:002010-09-04T15:38:53.763-07:00Somewhat off-topic, but there is another Objectisc...Somewhat off-topic, but there is another Objectischism* brewing --<br /><br />http://www.johnmccaskey.com/resignation.html<br /><br />If you go to the reviews on Amazon, you can see that Gotthelf and Binswanger have quickly jumped to Harriman and Peikoff's defense.<br /><br />-Neil ParilleNeil Parillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074901258306769278noreply@blogger.com