Do you really know what Philosophy is?

Re:Do you really know what Philosophy is? by andy_herbert on Thursday August 16, 2012 @10:26PM (#4394792)

"Objectivism is objectively the greatest system of Philosophy ever put together up until now."

I wish this post spent less time concentrating on revealed truths, and instead supported assertions like this one with reason and argument.

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Re:Do you really know what Philosophy is? by jgrant27 on Friday August 17, 2012 @02:02AM (#4395278)

Simple. Go read as many schools of philosophy as you can and then read Rand in comparison.

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Re:Do you really know what Philosophy is? by batista on Friday August 17, 2012 @01:02PM (#4397450)

Please.

Rand is mostly popular in the US --where people don't have the background in the history of philosophy that they have in western Europe.

Compared to actual philosophy Rand is like a tv informercial compared to a documentary.

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Re:Do you really know what Philosophy is? by jgrant27 on Friday August 17, 2012 @01:48PM (#4397711)

So you've never even read her then ? More ad-hominen and no substance. Yawn ...

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Re:Do you really know what Philosophy is? by batista on Saturday August 18, 2012 @12:11AM (#4400205)

How you came to the "never even read her then" conclusion?

I read her alright. That's why I can be so dismissive.

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