From: Thomas Gramstad [mailto:thomasg@ifi.uio.no]
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2000 11:16 PM
Subject: Ms. Logic and the Law
Nicholas Dykes' article, _Mrs. Logic and the Law:
A Critique of Ayn Rand's View of Government_ is
now available at the Post-Objectivism web site
at:
http://www.math.uio.no/~thomas/po/misslogic.html
The article argues that rights are best protected
in stateless societies, that Rand's philosophy implies
and entails anarchism, and provides and discusses
historical and contemporary examples of stateless
societies.
I'd say that Nick Dykes' method of thinking and
arguments are highly dialectical because of their
emphasis on organic unity, the multidisciplinary
approach, multiple vantage points etc., though I'm
sure he'd disagree...
- Thomas
Thomas Gramstad
thomasg@ifi.uio.no
"A being capable of purely altruistic actions alone is more
fabulous than the Phoenix. Never has a man done anything solely
for others, and without any personal motive; how could the Ego act
without Ego? [...] Suppose a man wished to do and will everything
for others, nothing for himself, the latter would be impossible,
for the very good reason that he must do very much for himself, in
order to do anything at all for others. Moreover, it presupposes
that the other is egoist enough constantly to accept these
sacrifices made for him; so that the men of love and self-
sacrifice have an interest in the continued existence of the
loveless egoists who are incapable of self-sacrifice. In order to
subsist, the highest morality must positively enforce the
existence of immorality." -- Nietzsche, _Human, All Too Human_
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