From: Lee Daniel Crocker (lcrocker@mercury.colossus.net)
Date: Tue Jan 26 1999 - 17:25:09 MST
> Individualism is the idea that the individual is ontologically primary
> and exists in her own right and for her own sake; as opposed to the view
> that individuals are properly subordinate in some sense to the society
> in which they take part.
Nice, but not quite radical enough for me. Not only to /I/ exist in my
own right and for my own sake, but /everything/ in the universe exists
only for my own personal benefit. I choose to interact with others and
participate in societies only insofar as it serves my selfish interests.
Apparent altruism and benevolence are just rational methods of serving
my long-term goals.
-- Lee Daniel Crocker <lee@piclab.com> <http://www.piclab.com/lcrocker.html> "All inventions or works of authorship original to me, herein and past, are placed irrevocably in the public domain, and may be used or modified for any purpose, without permission, attribution, or notification."--LDC
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