[thinktwice]

Did you know that the plot in Ayn Rand's Anthem, involves a society where use of the word "I" is totally banned.

[BikerNYC]

I haven't read that book. I think "I" is a useful word, but I just don't think it is the thing that does the thinking. Consciousness is, but by the time we start thinking about what is doing the thinking, we have let consciousness slip through our fingers and are only aware of the objects of consciousness, those things that consciousness is thinking about.

[DeRATted]

I think it was Rand who had the best comment on this - it shouldn't be "I think, therefore I am" - it should be "I am, therefore I will think." I prefer this because it implies that people have the responsibility to actually use their heads.

[DoctorMichael]

................. the plot in Ayn Rand's Anthem, involves a society where use of the word "I" is totally banned.

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Interesting, but is Ayn Rand's original starting point for HER philosophy the contrapositive of Descartes?

Descartes = I think, therefore I am.

Ayn Rand = I am, therefore I think.

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[1Old Pro]

Did you know that the plot in Ayn Rand's Anthem, involves a society where use of the word "I" is totally banned.

How would Hillary and Schumer exist in such a world?