Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Sexist and ageist stereotyping? Hell, yes. But necessary to express the trope and paint the picture well. Be strong, the moral fibers will hold! And I’ll happily take another helping of the unearned if you’ll prod…

You make a good point about zombies that I had not thought of before. That said, I take exception to your comment about screaming teenage girls, which is both ageist and sexist. You’re saying middle aged men don’t scream? Looks like you nee…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. What’s with the frightened zombies thing, anyway? We are supposed to be frightened of them, right? What are they scared of? Us? We invade and burn down the shopping mall, the zombies running away screaming like teenage …

In reply to mlyoung57. I see, so you desire the unearned. Frightened zombie. I’ve only read into the 160s. The best part so far is the extended discussion spanning Miller-Mossoff, Zwolinski, and Salmieri, roughly pp. 117-192. The first 113 pages…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. The first and second sections of that look good, especially the second. I’d actually read some of this, but I don’t want to pay for the book. Let me know which bits you find most intelligent and on-target. LikeLike

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. I like cartoons. The Atlas what? No stinking intellectual seriousness or high-minded idealism for you! LikeLike

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. More seriously, I’ve been making my way through this book, essentially an ARI production. I recommend it. It airs out a lot of important issues. The paper by Zwolinski is the best short, clear critique of the Objectivis…

In reply to mlyoung57. Yeah, let me get you started on indoctrination camp. Start with this Atlas Society video. Could you possibly have imagined, back in the early 90s, that our beloved IOS would descend to this level? I mean, think back to you and m…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Hatred of the good for being the good? Blank out. I guess it’s off to re-education camp for me. If the O-ist overlords are ever in charge. Luckily, fat chance. Holmes. LikeLike