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IPFS News Link • Philosophy: Objectivism

What Ayn Rand Understood about Romantic Love That so Many Fail to Grasp

02-24-2023 • arclein

What does Roark mean by this? Love is not something that exists abstractly but as the union between two individuals. For this love to mean something, both individuals involved in the romance, a subspecies of the "happy commerce" of friendship, must have a robust sense of self. That is, each person must possess values independently and demonstrate the requisite virtues to achieve them. Love is not a substitute for self-esteem but a consequence thereof.

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Reported By robert klein

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