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Originally Posted by JanusCole
It is still not up to you or anyone else to decide what is in someone else's self interest. You are assuming everyone has the same rational self interest which is almost guaranteed to be incorrect. Stealing may not be in YOUR rational self interest. But it may well be in someone else's rational self interest. Assuming you know what is best for someone else - whether you think you have a rational justification for it or not - is hubris. That's even MORE basic stuff.
I'll say it again. I wish she had taken it a step further and explored the heart of self interest. She did us all a service by raising the issue but then did not follow through to its ultimate conclusions.
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No offense, but your posts disclose that you are so far off with such limited knowledge on this subject, it would be impossible to have a meaningful discussion.
But in a nutshell, Rand does believe that everyone has (or should have) the same rational self interest. I'm not saying I agree or disagree with her, but she absolutely "explores the heart" of *rational* self interest. That's a very basic part of her writings, and one that she spends a lot of time on. Its basically the core of her writings. And, again, no offense, one that you obviously are not familiar with.
Again, I'm not saying I agree or disagree with Rand. I'm just saying you have a very limited understanding or knowledge of her writings (like most in this thread).