{"product_id":"then-athena-said-kathleen-touchstone-9780761835196","title":"Then Athena Said: Unilateral Transfers and the Transformation of Objectivist Ethics","description":"According to Objectivist David Kelley, financier Michael Milken has done more for mankind than humanitarian Mother Teresa. Working from this statement, \u003ci\u003eThen Athena Said\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThen Athena Said\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThen Athena Said\u003c\/i\u003e examines unilateral transfers-including charity, childrearing, bequests, retribution, gifts, favors, forgiveness, and various infringements against persons or property-within the Objectivist framework.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathleen Touchstone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761835199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761835196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.04w x 1.36d","brand":"Kathleen Touchstone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50546083397887,"sku":"9780761835196","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/then-athena-said-kathleen-touchstone-9780761835196","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}