Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In reply to Michael Brazier. Well, for one thing, I don’t accept Rand’s moral philosophy in a wholesale way, just certain claims within it. That said, though Rand sometimes gives the impression that her political philosophy follows deductively from her…

I was a guest of Hajj Suleman’s twice at Umm al Khayr in the South Hebron Hills, once in 2017 and once in 2019. But for the pandemic, I’d have seen him again in the summer of 2020: my flight was booked, but circumstances conspired against my going. He’s now fighting for life against injuries…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. May a diseased yak gum your grandmother’s Wheat Thins. LikeLike

In reply to Michael Brazier. I read this in Caplan’s essay: “Here’s how Rand explained it back in 1962: “One must never fail to pronounce a moral judgment. “Nothing can corrupt and disintegrate a culture or a man’s character as thoroughly as does the p…

In reply to Michael Brazier. I’m sure that’s what Rand tried to do; it is not a given that she succeeded. I haven’t read the items Irfan just posted so now I have something to read over the weekend. I’ll have to discuss them wit…

In reply to Michael Brazier. True that. You and David use that trick a lot. sean s. LikeLike

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. If you point out a mote in one person’s eye and carefully ignore a beam in his opponent’s, you must expect others to assume you meant to defend the opponent, while pretending to impartiality. It’s a very com…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. I had the impression that Rand’s politics were a deductive consequence of her ethical system, so that if you accepted her ethics as valid you had to agree with her politics as well. LikeLike