You have to wonder if she would still have faith in 'objectivism' if she were still alive today, considering how poorly the logic of her philosophy has fared.

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very cool sift. Here's a little essay suggesting certain problems with Rand's philosophy
https://sites.google.com/site/ilyashambatwritings/errors-of-ayn-rand

its a little heavy handed, but a good counterweight to this piece. I think Ayn Rand is a great example of how brilliant philosophy does not translate into good politics - allow our philosophy to direct our science and our science to direct our lives, one tempered by the other, that's how to progress as a species. The sanctification of ideas is a dirty game, one i think Rand is guilty of playing a bit too much of.
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