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To: Aquinasfan
But the problem for Rand is the nature of consciousness. Is consciousness essentially different from matter? If so, she grants the existence of the non-material. If not, then there exists no basis for morality, truth or certain knowledge.

Very logical. Another problem for the adherents of Rand is her egoism comes from Thomas Hobbes (love him or hate him), who claimed God was also material. Rand attempted to secularize that, ignoring Aristotle and the categorical logic she claimed to base her philosophy upon. It is also the same as Hobbes decrying the pagan philosophers, yet incorporating their philosophy of logic into the methodology of his philosophy.

The greatest of philosophers was Moses, from whom we get the idea that individual rights are not subject to the whims of an earthly monarch...

79 posted on 11/01/2005 6:52:36 AM PST by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
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To: Sir Francis Dashwood
Another problem for the adherents of Rand is her egoism comes from Thomas Hobbes (love him or hate him), who claimed God was also material.

Did he really? Man, that's weird!

Rand attempted to secularize that, ignoring Aristotle and the categorical logic she claimed to base her philosophy upon.

Considering that she rejected most (all?) of Aristotle's fundamental teachings, it's hard to understand how she thought of herself as an Aristotelian. Aristotle was far from a materialist.

The greatest of philosophers was Moses, from whom we get the idea that individual rights are not subject to the whims of an earthly monarch...

Interestingly, even Moses didn't understand the philosophical significance of God's name which was revealed to him: "I am who am." The idea that God's nature is to exist was not fully realized until the Scholastic era, many centuries after Christ's death.

God's name has special significance regarding the inspired nature of Scripture, since it seems to be highly improbable that an unlearned nomad like Moses would make such a profound philosophical breakthrough --a breakthrough that would not be fully understood for over a thousand years into the future.

80 posted on 11/01/2005 7:53:45 AM PST by Aquinasfan (Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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