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No. 13505
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>>13501
I think this is because the variety of Objectivism Naylor follows has little to do with Ayn Rand's philosophy and everything to do with her fiction novels.
And yeah, I know that the novels were basically her way of spreading said philosophy, but I do think there's a difference between... we'll call them Economic Objectivism, Philosophical Objectivism, and Novel Objectivism.
The first two are basically just ideas and principles based on ways of doing business and what you should do. Sometimes wacky, sometimes baffling, but just like any philosophy or economic style not without its benefits or attractions (on paper anyway).
Novel Objectivism isn't about practicing economic OR philosophical Objectivism, but rather about trying to be (or more likely imagining yourself as) one of the heroes of Rand's novels. It's not about ideals, it's about trying to model yourself after a fictional character. I think Rand was trying to get people in the door of Objectivism with the novels, only to hit a sizable portion of people that stepped onto the doorstep and said "Hey, this is nice, think I'll just stay right here."
It's, say... the difference between looking at Captain America and being inspired to live your life by the patriotic values he stands for and that you should attempt to be an example to others, and looking at Captain America and being inspired to work out, take steroids, dye your hair blond, and run around telling everyone what to do because you're obviously the leader.
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