Juliet
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There's many a man hath more hair than wit.
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Post by Juliet on Aug 2, 2002 3:34:06 GMT -5
By the way, Iago, I noticed on the profile that your favorite book was A Raging Quiet. I read that a while ago and really liked it...it's an amazing book. Should we start a thread?
~Juliet~
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Post by inhiding on Sept 18, 2002 19:28:38 GMT -5
sure but my favorite book has switched over to Atlas Shrugged
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Post by Harry on Sept 18, 2002 21:24:00 GMT -5
Hi Iago, Long time, no see. Atlas Shrugged? Oh my. I've seen it in the hands of students recently. It seems to be popular again. I looked into this awhile ago. Some of the ideas were interesting, but they've been taken too far. The logical outcome is not a post-modern paradise as envisioned by Rand, but Enron, World Com, Tyco, etc. In the end, selfishness is not a virtue, and altruism not a sin. There's even an evolutionary basis for altruism which was not known about when Rand wrote. Well, read it anyway. But remember to be skeptical of any prescription that claims to solve everything. Oh yeah, the lights of New York did go out. Back in the '60s. The scene was very much like Rand imagined it, but not the cause nor the effect.
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Post by Harry on Sept 20, 2002 22:28:30 GMT -5
Dear Iago,
I hope I didn't sound too negative above. It's just that I read the book some time ago, liked some of her ideas, but over the years learned better. She starts in the right place, "personal freedom is good." But her conclusion, "therefore unlimited personal freedom is best," turns out to be untrue.
I'll be happy to discuss this with you if you'd like. I think it's good that you're looking into ideas like this. I didn't want to discourage you, just to let you know that there's another side to all this.
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Post by inhiding on Dec 2, 2002 17:51:28 GMT -5
Hi Iago, Long time, no see. Atlas Shrugged? Oh my. I've seen it in the hands of students recently. It seems to be popular again. yes, my teachers are bringing back Anthem so I am under the impression that much of her work is being picked up once again.
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Post by inhiding on Dec 2, 2002 17:53:03 GMT -5
Dear Iago, I hope I didn't sound too negative above. It's just that I read the book some time ago, liked some of her ideas, but over the years learned better. She starts in the right place, "personal freedom is good." But her conclusion, "therefore unlimited personal freedom is best," turns out to be untrue. I'll be happy to discuss this with you if you'd like. I think it's good that you're looking into ideas like this. I didn't want to discourage you, just to let you know that there's another side to all this. Sorry, I haven't even been on the board in awhile to see this post. I like to hear what others say, when most people see me with the book they say "well, this is a very big book" and nothing along the lines of their opinion of it. I am enjoying it, and I know that much of it is beyond my understanding, Thanks for the input.
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