Well written as usual. You are a pro at using personal input to make good philosophical-intellectual points and at the same time avoiding “too much information”. Looking forward to your continued development of your ideas, which are interesting even if not always compelling. Its admirable that you continue to detach yourself from Rand, as some of her ideas are unnecessary drags on your better ideas, which feel more original when not anchored in her standard dogma. Your ideas would appear to stand on their own merit, and needn’t be derivative of others.
Thanks for reading! I haven't been a dogmatic Objectivist since my mid 20s (I just turned 65). I use Rand; I don't let her use me, not that she probably would have wanted to. But I do agree with her about a great many things, and I have to give her credit for the ideas I got from her, as well as the respect I think she deserves. Don't worry, I'll keep on building my own edifice!
Well written as usual. You are a pro at using personal input to make good philosophical-intellectual points and at the same time avoiding “too much information”. Looking forward to your continued development of your ideas, which are interesting even if not always compelling. Its admirable that you continue to detach yourself from Rand, as some of her ideas are unnecessary drags on your better ideas, which feel more original when not anchored in her standard dogma. Your ideas would appear to stand on their own merit, and needn’t be derivative of others.
Thanks for reading! I haven't been a dogmatic Objectivist since my mid 20s (I just turned 65). I use Rand; I don't let her use me, not that she probably would have wanted to. But I do agree with her about a great many things, and I have to give her credit for the ideas I got from her, as well as the respect I think she deserves. Don't worry, I'll keep on building my own edifice!
I'd be interested in beta reading. You have my email address since I'm subscribed, right?
Yes, I do. Thank you so much!