Re:Ask HN: Which books do you wish you'd read earlier in life?
by sidcool on Saturday February 03, 2018 @03:28AM
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An interesting counter argument:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/201...
Re:Ask HN: Which books do you wish you'd read earlier in life?
by mindcrime on Saturday February 03, 2018 @02:27AM
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This links to a lot of good stuff
It's interesting that the argument in the main article there seems to be "Rand should not be taken seriously - as an academic philosopher". That is not the same statement as "Rand should not be taken seriously".
https://nintil.com/2016/04/09/why-ayn-rand-is-not-and-ought-...
As a philosophy / ethics person who has studied and read a lot of philosophers and never her, even from basic argument structures of hers there are fallacies galore that show no sign of being addressed.
I think the view is a magnet towards selfish people looking for justification of their views. I think her arguments, when viewed objectively (ironically), have the effect mentioned in the top level comment of pushing people away from the pitfall conclusions she makes.