[r9etb]

And sadly, this causes no shortage of morons to go after her personally, and discuss her emptiness, rather than discussing the smart things she said. Interesting, isn't it?

If the highest apostle of a philosophy violates same at every turn ... what are we to make of both the philosopher and her philosophy?

In the end, the self-contradictory nature of Rand's philosophy shines forth in her own wretched behavior. Look at the hypocritical dynamics -- they were oh, so Objectivist about it -- of her affair with Nathaniel Branden. (You can read about it in Barbara Branden's book, The Passion of Ayn Rand, for example.)

But really, that's about what one would expect of a philosophy like Rand's Objectivism, which is not even logically self-consistent.

[DesertRhino]

“If the highest apostle of a philosophy violates same at every turn ... what are we to make of both the philosopher and her philosophy?”

Lucky for us all the popes and missionaries have been such shining examples. Some were first class SOB’s. But it doesn’t logically follow that the behaviors of some cruel men in the church, proves Chistianity is incorrect.
Likewise, many other brilliant people are incredibly poor at following what they correctly tell us is the right path. This only means they are weak, but not that their philosophy is incorrect.

[BlackElk]

Bravo!