Half a**ed critique of "Atlas Shrugged"

mine | Mr. PolishHammer

[goldilucky]

I've always liked the cool cat..Pink Panther.

Speaking of "Atlas Shrugged", I truly love Ayn's philosophy in this book. Cold-blooded, cut and dry. She says it like it really is! Of course, my favorite character in it is Dagny Taggart.

[Mudboy Slim]

"I've always liked the cool cat..Pink Panther."

I used to, until he sold out to Owens-Corning and became a flack fer batt insulation...some folks just have no principles!!

LOL & FReegards...MUD

[goldilucky]

"I used to, until he sold out to Owens-Corning and became a flack fer batt insulation...some folks just have no principles!!"

Not sure what is meant by this.

[Mudboy Slim]

"Not sure what is meant by this."

LOL...these days, more kids recognize the Pink Panther for his commercials advertising fiberglas insulation than those who have actually seen the cartoon. Believe me, it goes no deeper than that...MUD

[goldilucky]

I've never seen that commercial. Thanks anyways!

[what's up]

Personally, I think she may have been trying to get her husband to refuse to take her treatment of him and demand respect; apparently, he was a wimp. She may have been trying to make him jealous to see if she could inspire some backbone.

[WolfsView]

If you want to read her work read FountainHead and Capitalism:The Unknown Ideal. Capitalism in paticular has some great essays lazzie fair capitalist principles and a great insight into the truth ehind the free speach riots at Berkley and it's socialist backings.

[Mudboy Slim]

"I've never seen that commercial."

Obviously, your intake of National Football League games is far too low......

LOL and FReegards...MUD

[goldilucky]

I don't watch tv that much. And when I do, I like to watch The Rockford Files, Columbo, The Streets of San Francisco, The Wayne Brady Show and tapes of Benny Hill.

I don't care much about watching football. I'd rather be playing it.

[buaya]

Ever notice how most of the really, really bad ideas circulating throughout this forum - "intellectual property" for example - seem to originate from Ayn Rand?

[Hank Kerchief]

Philosophy is a "dry and boring" subject to many and this is why she chose the novel as a platform on which to present her philosophy.

Sorry for the late comment, but just getting to this thread.

I agree with everything you said except the above. Ayn Rand never set out to be a philosopher. She desired to be a writer first, but knowing that to be one she must have a rational philosophy as a guide, and discovering there was not one, she devised her own. So far, it's the best there is, with all its warts and wrinkles.

By the way, far from being, "dry and boring," I find no subject in the world more interesting than philosophy. (Taste is subjective.)

Hank

[Hank Kerchief]

God's essence and act of existence are one.

The real reason you had to reject Ayn Rand is because you opted for subjectivism ("faith") and her epistemology makes mincemeat of nonsense such as the above.

Hank

[Prodigal Son]

When I said philosophy is "dry and boring" that was more regarding how I think philosopy is viewed by a great many people. I like philosophy as well, hence my interest in Ayn Rand/Objectivism. My own idea of dry reading would probably be something about the differing categories of sedimentary rock along the Congo river :-).

A thread about Ayn Rand on FR is always interesting though. That the left hate her is a no-brainer, but I'm always amazed at how many people on the right despise her as well. You can just look back over this thread and see various forms of or attempts at character assasination. Any comments on why that might be? That's an honest question- it's a head scratcher for me.

[unspun]

I think you missed her point on charity. It is only immoral to give to charity if you do it for an altruistic reason.

I'm sorry for taking something from the 'distant past' and getting in your face with it, but that is (sigh) I won't insult. I'll just say there should be NO difference between moral reason and pleasure. Furthermore, if a child is given a meal, by loving hands, it doesn't make a difference what motive the man had, who dropped the money into the bucket at Christmastime. Sheesh.

The Lord loves a cheerful giver. The lord loved Ms. Rand, too, though she shrugged, a great, great mistake.