Originally posted by ivanhoe Maybe, if you please, you could tell us something about the book and perhaps someone will comment on it .... you never know.
I'll comment on 'The Fountainhead':
IMO, this novel is total rubbish because it gives precedence to self-fulfillment over altruism, which contradicts the teachings of The Festivated One. Father Festivus does not bring toys for selfish children who blow up housing projects.
Originally posted by royalchicken I'll comment on 'The Fountainhead':
IMO, this novel is total rubbish because it gives precedence to self-fulfillment over altruism, which contradicts the teachings of The Festivated One. Father Festivus does not bring toys for selfish children who blow up housing projects.
Originally posted by Coletti Just finished Ayn Rand - "The Fountainhead". It was fascinating.
I'd enjoy hearing how well you believe Ayn Rand's philosophy, as expressed in The Fountainhead, correlates with Christianity. Which has been more influential in recent developments in American Republican ideology?
Originally posted by ivanhoe Maybe, if you please, you could tell us something about the book and perhaps someone will comment on it .... you never know.
Its only shortcoming was that there weren't any brothaz in it. Nonetheless, Roark had an attitude to make even this brotha envious.
Originally posted by DoctorScribbles Its only shortcoming was that there weren't any brothaz in it. Nonetheless, Roark had an attitude to make even this brotha envious.
Originally posted by DoctorScribbles Did you think it was a work of religious fiction?
Did you understand any of it? Describe a couple ideas that the author was trying to convey.
Man is the god of his universe because there is nothing greater than man. Look at the protagonist and the universal "church" he designs and builds. Rand holds the individual up against the "collective". Shoots socialism all to hell and any kind of state mentality. The antagonist is a socialist and the protagonist is a individualist. But the "church" that is the built by the protagonist - and his philosophy that guided his concepts of church and worship - is what makes the book a religious story. He worships the spirit of the individual. Let no man have power or authority over another. And no man is to be forced to be holding to another against his will. The individual is the ultimate center of spiritual truth.
It's really a great book - even though I think Rand's philosophy is crap - the book is a powerful presentation of her views.
Originally posted by Wulebgr I'd enjoy hearing how well you believe Ayn Rand's philosophy, as expressed in The Fountainhead, correlates with Christianity. Which has been more influential in recent developments in American Republican ideology?
Ann Rand's ideology seems to be very supportive of capitalism. I guess the difference between a social Conservative and a fiscal conservative would be Christian ideals vs. Rand's. But I don't think it's a perfect fit.
But to answer your question - I think it is the Rand ideology and the religious right ideology that might be a point of conflict in the Republican party. But I never gave it much though until I read Rand, which was very recent.
Originally posted by Coletti It's really a great book - even though I think Rand's philosophy is crap - the book is a powerful presentation of her views.
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03 Dec '05 15:31
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