"The Boutique Philosophy of Ayn Rand"

Posted by jmlesniewski 11 years, 8 months ago to Culture

Another critique of Rand's rhetoric and a supposed diagnosis of the psychologies of the people who appreciate her work. Sometimes it's hard not to be offended.

SOURCE URL: http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/08/28/the-boutique-philosophy-of-ayn-rand/

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Posted by Equality7-2521 11 years, 8 months ago

"There’s a smug, self-congratulatory element to it."

Describes this "article" perfectly.

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Posted by GrantReason1 11 years, 8 months ago

Please define your use of the term "rhetoric" as Websters latest edition has at least three distinctively different definitions, two of which would be absolutely inappropriate. Grant Reason

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  Posted by jmlesniewski 11 years, 8 months ago
  
  Rhetoric, very broadly, is the art of communication. More specifically, I was referring to her communication choices. It is considering form over content rather than content over form.
  
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Posted by jessedoc 11 years, 8 months ago

Like many the author does not get the irony of the "virtues of selfishness". Like a play on words it is deliberately deceiving in its uncompromising simplicity and raw nakedness. Some get it lucky us. Hey read JP Sartre "Hell is the others"

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