From: Osher Doctorow (osher@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Thu Jul 11 2002 - 13:49:56 MDT
From: Osher Doctorow osher@ix.netcom.com, Thurs. July 11, 2002 12:53PM
Respect for Nietzsche? How about his disciple, Hitler, the first
Indiscriminate Terrorist of the 20th Century? How about bin Laden, the
first Indiscriminate Terrorist of 2002?
And you don't like Saint Thomas Aquinas, but you like Sartre? How about
Sartre's disciples, the French Radical Pro-Alcaida movement?
These tests are perhaps to *test us*, eh? Don't worry, though. I know
several Italian Mafia members who agree with you. That ought to make it
come out all right at the end, what with their invariable attendance at
religious functions (though not always the best ones).
Osher Doctorow
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Phillips" <deepbluehalo@earthlink.net>
To: <extropians@tick.javien.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: Ethical Philosophy test
> Strangely enough my rankings were rather similar to
> Harvey's, which is a little worrisome (just kidding
> Harvey!)
> <<<
> 1. Rand (100%)
> 2. Hobbes (85%)
> 3. Nietzsche (82%)
> 4. Stoics (82%)
> 5. Hume (79%)
> 6. Sartre (74%)
> 7. Epicureans (70%)
> 8. Aristotle (61%)
> 9. Cynics (53%)
> 10. Kant (46%)
> 11. Plato (46%)
> 12. Spinoza (46%)
> 13. Prescriptivism (41%)
> 14. Bentham (40%)
> 15. Mill (39%)
> 16. Ockham (36%)
> 17. Aquinas (30%)
> 18. Noddings (28%)
> 19. Augustine (11%) >>>
>
> I have to say that the rankings were odd... I went through my rabid
> Objectivist/Nietzsche phase years ago before I started thinking
> deeply about Lao Zi and Mencius and the like.
> Rand's justification for her philosophy is in my judgement horseshit,
> but that aside it's a step in the right direction. The Stoics and
> Neitzsche I have much respect for, but why the hell is HOBBS
> on my freakin table. Acht! Ptooiu!
> I am ashamed Aquinas is on my list at all... :::sob:::
>
>
> brian
>
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