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Craig Biddle’s Chart on Essential Moral Theories; Objectivist Strawm

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I would say:

 

1.  Rand was probably only familiar with a certain number of prominent thinkers.

2.  Derivative philosophies generally tend to follow or fall under the same category as the prominent philosophy upon which they are based.

3.  The author and the person the author cite don't seem to have much of substance to say...

 

Which would mean the onus is on someone else to determine the validity and more importantly the relevance of the claim.

 

I suspect responding to this Libertarian would end up a complete waste of time.

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I don't think Rand was unfair towards ethical philosophy in general, and Kant receives criticism especially as a result of Rand's attacking deontological ethics. Consequentialism is criticized, usually in terms of its lack of using principles to act or Rand's arguments against Pragmatism. Virtue ethics is mixed, as Objectivism has features like it. Rand attacked subjectivism as a moral philosophy, but I don't think any philosopher takes it seriously anyway.

 

The only thing Rand didn't address is relativism, which isn't the same as subjectivism. Relativism is morality of convention, but any relativist wouldn't say the conventions are arbitrary, so that one got away. Plus, I believe relativism is more modern, so it's not like Rand even could criticize it.

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