Mikee Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 You always have my support, I look for your posts when I sign on.Just kidding, that's what I thought you meant. Unintentional confluence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Objectivism: entities exist independent of one's consciousness.e.g. things you might not approve of, such as animal cruelty or- theism. There does not have to be the reality of god, for the reality of the premise of god, to exist.I don't think terms like "animal cruelty" or the premise that god exists would be called 'entities' in Objectivism. A thought or a concept- whether true or fallacious- is still an entity.What Rand calls "entities" are things, perceptual concretes:http://aynrandlexico...con/entity.htmlAR: The development of human cognition starts with the ability to perceive things, i.e., entities. Of man’s five cognitive senses, only two provide him with a direct awareness of entities: sight and touch. The other three senses—hearing, taste and smell—give him an awareness of some of an entity’s attributes (or of the consequences produced by an entity): they tell him that something makes sounds, or something tastes sweet, or something smells fresh; but in order to perceive this something, he needs sight and/or touch.She also calls entities "the only primary existents". http://aynrandlexico...con/entity.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Objectivism: entities exist independent of one's consciousness.e.g. things you might not approve of, such as animal cruelty or- theism. There does not have to be the reality of god, for the reality of the premise of god, to exist.I don't think terms like "animal cruelty" or the premise that god exists would be called 'entities' in Objectivism. Quite right: the "entities" are in fact "existents".Ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mawdsley Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Xray, You can find my response to your thoughtful comments here.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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