Ethan Dawe

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Professionally, I'm a IC Layout Engineer designing the physical aspects of ICs. (IC = Integrated Circuit)

I first discovered Ayn Rand's works in an intro philosophy course at UMASS in 1993.

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June 3, 2005

Objectivism: Not Just a Better Set of Rules by Joseph Rowlands

Perhaps they think that Objectivist morality is just another set of rules, just like other obedience-based moralities. They may even believe that it's a better set of rules. They can argue that since the rules are designed to enhance your life, the rules work better in practice. (Read more...)
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