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mk · 4621 days ago · link · · parent · post: Ryan Now Rejects Ayn Rand-Will The Real Paul Ryan Please Come Forward?
- As I think about it more I think that an egoist would have a clear answer about what to do when faced with such problems.
Let's be clear, that I'm talking about Objectivism, not Egoism. Egoism can incorporate relativism. Critical to my point, Objectivism suggests that there is a reality independent of perspective, and that knowledge of this reality is attainable (according to Ayn Rand), via the virtue of selfishness. But, if you were equating Egoism with Objectivism, I'd be curious as to what some of those clear answers to the problems I proposed might be; and, more importantly, what would be the rationale (satisfying the virtue of self-interest)?