[plug] Capitalism (was: Request for Advice)

[Chris Caston]

I'm happy to continue this topic in off-topic.

thanks,

Chris
On Tue, 2004-03-30 at 20:19, Shayne O'Neill wrote:
> capitalism.org belongs to the randian loons.
> 
> I wont comment either way on the virtues or lack therof, but
> capitalism.org is an Ayn Rand thing.
> 
> Having done a few philosophy units, I really think its prudent to note
> that shes a pretty low class thinker imho.
> 
> Blah ad hominem etc.
> 
> take it with a grain of salt.
> 
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> On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Leon Brooks wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 11:06, Chris Caston wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2004-03-30 at 08:36, Onno Benschop wrote:
> > >> Where do I go from here?
> >
> > > http://www.capitalism.org
> >
> > It's a bit naive. Rationalism has limits as well, including its first
> > principles, and as one would expect it makes one of the self-evidently
> > dumbest assumptions of all time: that the person doing the
> > rationalising is themselves always purely rational.
> >
> > Onno has to choose between his immediate good and the public good. That
> > the choice is not a simple one for him is in itself admirable. I wish
> > him the best possible outcome for his deliberations.
> >
> > Cheers; Leon
> >
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