Ayn Rand Philosophy, Objectivism, Science, Self-interest

[wufwugy]

Back when I took a Greek philosophy course (I had quite different opinions than I do today), I remember thinking that everything today looks like it's pulling from either Aristotle or Plato, and that Plato was wrong and Aristotle was right. It's neat to see the interviewee make the same observation. I don't know if this is orthodox opinion, but I certainly was not taught it explicitly.

[a500lbgorilla]

Back when I took a Greek philosophy course (I had quite different opinions than I do today), I remember thinking that everything today looks like it's pulling from either Aristotle or Plato, and that Plato was wrong and Aristotle was right. It's neat to see the interviewee make the same observation. I don't know if this is orthodox opinion, but I certainly was not taught it explicitly.

Know thyself.

[wufwugy]

Know thyself.

What are you getting at?

[a500lbgorilla]

What are you getting at?

That comes from Socrates and Plato. And it's a great starting point. Know yourself and you can begin to know others.

[NightGizmo]

Back when I took a Greek philosophy course (I had quite different opinions than I do today), I remember thinking that everything today looks like it's pulling from either Aristotle or Plato, and that Plato was wrong and Aristotle was right. It's neat to see the interviewee make the same observation. I don't know if this is orthodox opinion, but I certainly was not taught it explicitly.

Ayn Rand wrote about this at length. She considered herself an intellectual heir to Aristotle, and modern philosophers as descending from Plato. She even titled the three sections of Atlas Shrugged using concepts from Aristotle.