[Borges]

. Sadly, this nihilistic notion is the one propounded by most modern (i.e., post Cartesian) philosophy; it dismisses as 'naive realism' the Aristotelian/ Randian view that there exists an objective reality that is independent of mind and that is capable of being known.

There was a young man who said 'God
Must think it Exceedingly odd
When he finds that this Tree
Continues to be
When there's no one about in the Quad'

[Ronzo]

...because some kinds of conduct are necessary for the survival of human beings as human beings. Rand recognises that there is such a thing as 'human nature', and that it is the nature of man to be a rational animal. Just as the nature of fish requires them to be immersed in water to survive, so does the nature of man requre the use of reason for man's survival as man.

This can't be right...if reason were necessary for survival then the Democrats would have become extinct a long time ago...

[Desron13]

Bump for later read.

[ColoCdn]

later ping

[Wilhelm Tell]

Post-modern philosophy believes the primitive idea that there is no objective reality. This makes post-modern philisophy as useless as medicine would be if medicine were to abandon science and accept the ancient view that all sickness is caused by an imbalance of bodily humours and can be cured with leeches. The post-modernists champion ancient errors while pretending to be avant-garde.

[D-fendr]

she was right about three things of immense importance: metaphysics, morals and individual liberty.

One outa three ain't bad.