Then Athena Said: Unilateral Transfers and the Transformation of Objectivist Ethics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780761835196)

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Then Athena Said: Unilateral Transfers and the Transformation of Objectivist Ethics

$79.95

Then Athena Said: Unilateral Transfers and the Transformation of Objectivist Ethics

$79.95
Format: Paperback
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According to Objectivist David Kelley, financier Michael Milken has done more for mankind than humanitarian Mother Teresa. Working from this statement, Then Athena Said examines Objectivism, a philosophy founded by Ayn Rand, and ultimately concludes, in opposition to essential claims of Objectivism, that other people are a fundamental part of reality. In making this claim, Then Athena Said reconsiders Objectivism's central social tenet, the Trader Principle, which dictates the bilateral exchange of value for value between independent equals; elevates "reproductivity" to be on par with productivity, Objectivism's central virtue; and derives a "heuristic" for charitable giving. Relying, in part, upon economic theory, decision theory under uncertainty, and game theory, Then Athena Said examines unilateral transfers-including charity, childrearing, bequests, retribution, gifts, favors, forgiveness, and various infringements against persons or property-within the Objectivist framework.

Author: Kathleen Touchstone
ISBN-10: 0761835199
ISBN-13: 9780761835196
Publisher: University Press of America
Language: English
Published: 06/23/2006
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.49lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.04w x 1.36d
By Kathleen Touchstone
By Kathleen Touchstone
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Kathleen Touchstone is an Assistant Professor at Troy University, Atlantic Region. She received both her M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Florida State University and has published numerous articles in scholarly journals.

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