OscarTheGrouch

Rather than throw your hands up, refute it. Throwing your hands up is no way to argue. This seems like a place for reasoned discourse. It will help me...

Saying objectivism is useless is aggressive and dismissive. Although, I can see what you are getting at. I find this quote meaningful. It makes a lot ...

Thank you.

I am very fond of physical books. I appreciate the advice.

What is a good starting text from Plato? It seems sensible to start with Plato then move to Aristotle.

To me it seems the reason her philosophy is "unpractical" (she is rolling over in her grave as I use that term) is because it expects too much out of ...

If I enter one of these cults please find me and destroy me.

I appreciate this comment. She directly mentions Aristotle in the "About the author" section of Atlas Shrugged. I guess Ancient Greece is my next stop...

Am I wrong to try and understand her philosophy? Is there no wisdom within it? Objectivism is attractive to me given the current state of the world. I...

I wrote this stuff (as I sort of explain in the initial question) in order to try and work through my understanding of the philosophy. I wrote quite a...

Is it a vicious circle or is it a merry-go-round? :D Is there a chance you can expound a bit on this? A few questions I can think of immediately: Is t...