Timeline for Why is Ayn Rand's Objectivism philosophy dismissed by academics?
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| Nov 2, 2017 at 1:34 | comment | added | inTEGraTOR | It is disingenuous for the Stanford article to describe altruism as "other regard". The most quoted and well established proponents of altruism make it clear that it is best defined against self interest. "Other regard" does not qualify as altruism when it is also in your own self-interest, otherwise it's just self-interest. The case is made most clearly by Kant, who has been summarized as "doing good when it benefits you is noble, when it benefits others but not you, nobler, when it benefits others but harms you, noblest." This is the core argument of academics, so of course they shun Rand. | |
| Dec 15, 2013 at 9:30 | comment | added | prash | @John: I disagree with your last two sentences. In academia, the ones that are known for clear thinking do not engage in ad hominems. That's not the case in popular culture, though. Also keep in mind that your last sentence justifies how both sides of the argument behave with each other: they both considered the other side to be snobbish morons. | |
| Dec 14, 2013 at 19:21 | comment | added | John | The text basically says is that recently academia grudgingly admits that she might be right on some issues but it's still her fault that they didn't listen because she had a bad attitude. This is ironic, since it's that attitude that is as unscientific as it gets and in turn justifies any bad attitude that Rand (or her "fans") might have had. There is no need to show respect to snobbish morons and in fact it's wrong to do so. | |
| Aug 9, 2013 at 9:33 | history | edited | prash | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 8, 2013 at 14:55 | comment | added | RationalGeek | Thanks for the quote. It definitely helps to clarify why Rand is viewed the way she is by academia. | |
| Aug 8, 2013 at 0:23 | history | answered | prash | CC BY-SA 3.0 |