Rand vs Heinlein
Posted by Hiraghm 12 years, 5 months ago to Philosophy
Rand rather hedonistically, and at least to the best of my understanding, asserted that one's own happiness was the highest morality.
Heinlein suggested a different standard of morality in his address to the Naval Academy.
Can the two different views be reconciled?
Heinlein suggested a different standard of morality in his address to the Naval Academy.
Can the two different views be reconciled?
For me, I came away with a different thought - one that's not really speaking to your point. I think it is tragic that we have so many young people that volunteer themselves into a system that greatly reduces their freedom in the name of protecting the nation...only to have the leaders of that nation totally NOT RESPECT these people and assign them to tasks that often throw their lives away or make them go through life maimed. There is such a thing as honorable patriotism in my book. These people are literally placing their lives in the hands of government leadership that is not even in power at the time they are graduating, saying "we will fight and perhaps die" for the just cause. And then we have these leaders throw these lives away because they need a political distraction, or because they are trying to manipulate world affairs in manners that have nothing to do with safety of the country. How can patriotism survive in this environment? It won't.
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Respectfully,
O.A.