Does anyone ever read Ayn Rand

[the nature boy]

I bet she was a lousy lay.

 

[Testosterone boy]

I bet she was a lousy lay.

why

 

[ToTall]

I recieved Atlas Shrugged for Christmas, but I have about 3 more books to read before I can get to it. I have heard nothing but good reveiws for Ayn Rands books.

 

[TheProject]

Who is John Galt?

 

[TheProject]

That was Gorilla_Boy. LOL!

LOL

I know...I gave him hell about it over at sology...that was the one fucker I had on my ignore list. Couldn't stand all the damned pictures.

 

[WODIN]

Who is John Galt?

That was Gorilla_Boy. LOL!

 

[guards]

Who is John Galt???

 

[Dando30]

I am reading Capitalism: The Uknown Ideal- I find her ideas very intriguing which is strange because I have always considered myself a lefty and somewhat altruistic- after reading her (this is the third book) I am seeing things in a different perspective. Ealrier after I read Atlas Shrugged I contacted a former philosophy prof to chat about some of the confusion I was experiencing as a result of the dichotomy between the beliefs I held about capitalism and socialism adn the ones I found myself attracted to in Ayn Rand's writing. Its interesting to note that he studies ethics because Ayn Rand basically eviscerates Kant and most other ethical philosophers- anyway he thinks she is compelling to victimized people who need substantiation to be selfish and therefore in turn- victimize others.... I am still not convinced. I studied Economics in undergrad and always maintained a critical perspective- which I always thinks is good, however, Rand makes some very convinving points about the validity of capitalism ver socialism- I think her arguments are pretty sound- although somewhat biased in that it is obvious that she passionately despises socialism so she sounds a little overly self assured and aggressive sometimes...Its interesting to note that Alan Greenspan contributed quite a few essays to Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. I definitely thik she makes for a provocative read and I think its good to always challenge your ideas about things....the jury is still out on exactly where I stand...

 

[PolishHammer1977]

excellent post & yes

 

[gorilla_boy]

LOL

I know...I gave him hell about it over at sology...that was the one fucker I had on my ignore list. Couldn't stand all the damned pictures.

Ayn's rants (5 or 10+ pages) are mind-numbing and I found myself just skimming those pages. That said, Atlas Shrugged was a great book. I've tried getting into The Fountainhead a couple of times but it hasn't stuck. Yet. I'll get down to it over the winter...

On a side note, the first sex scene between Dagny and Hank was HAWT!