"Christopher Hitchens Destroys Ayn Rand" (Supposedly)

Posted by jmlesniewski 13 years, 7 months ago to Culture
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"Somethings require no further reinforcement."

Nice of him to actually engage with the ideas. It's also tiring to see people continually take the old definition of selfish as what Rand is meaning with her redefinition of selfish.


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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 13 years, 7 months ago
    How impressive… not! Talk about oversimplification. Mr. Hitchens is like so many who believe there is only one sense of the word selfish, that it is all about pure greed. The selfishness objectivism is concerned with is the desire to improve ones lot in life, the benefits society derives from this desire, and the right to the fruits of your own labor, to retain your due. It is never about taking more than one has earned, but unabashedly declaring that what is due through mutual exchange of value is nothing to be ashamed of.

    Regards,
    O.A.
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  • Posted by vicensi15 13 years, 7 months ago
    I think it's very telling that if you look at the "related links" section at the bottom of the video How Not to Do a Presentation shows up.
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