Ayn Rand - Objectivism vs Altruism

Questioned by Mike Wallace, Ayn Rand explains her philosophy of objective reality and contrasts it with altruism. http://www.LibertyPen.com

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[kverkostudio]

the point is: make yourself worthy of love by loving and perfecting yourself first.

[Greggah]

No, altruism is the philosophy of acting purely out of benefit for the collective. Sadism would be acting to hurt others- that is absolutely not required to be an objectitivst :)

[Armando Todd]

True.

[KaffeKopp3]

He would probably get something from Rand herself, maybe some fame in the news, and also good karma.

[KaffeKopp3]

And he didn't think it brought him anything true.

[Armando Todd]

"Through the mind-altering mist that is narcotics?"

It worked for William James.

[mussman717word]

What does wikiporno2 have to gain, though, from helping Ayn Rand from a car accident? That's the question I don't think anybody could answer from a truly Objectivist point-of-view. That's also why it was such a hilariously dark comment to make. Also, I don't think he actually wants to do that. He's just mocking the pseudo.

[SuperSoverein]

Oh man, your comment just made my day.

[demonofthesix]

Someone has to scrub the toilets.

[KaffeKopp3]

So how do you propose we survey the universe? Through the mind-altering mist that is narcotics? Because the only way humans can survey the universe is as humans. Also, saying that there is neither right nor wrong is subjectivist. You've got it turned upside down.

[Squarerig]

This is subjectivism pure!In the natural world,as apart from our creation,society,there is neither just not unjust.To survey the universe through the prism of the human experience produces a distorted view.

[KaffeKopp3]

Lacks the 'stache, facial features and voice, but otherwise, it could be...