tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post8165572473231282398..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Quick Roundup 212Gus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-45083425953439503822007-06-28T11:34:00.000-06:002007-06-28T11:34:00.000-06:00Ouch! Some of their stuff is expensive even for th...Ouch! Some of their stuff is expensive even for the American market. I hadn't even considered how the prices might translate to other markets.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-49144278764217658342007-06-28T10:31:00.000-06:002007-06-28T10:31:00.000-06:00I really do hope that ARI rethinks its bookstore p...I really do hope that ARI rethinks its bookstore policies & prices! The $100 price tag translates to Rs. 4000/- here in India and thats just not affordable.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps they need to think in terms of global intellectual market penetration.<BR/><BR/>- Dinesh.Dinesh Pillayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04739882007318832578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-66875447690365008562007-06-27T18:01:00.000-06:002007-06-27T18:01:00.000-06:00Again, I appreciate your leaving that comment, bot...Again, I appreciate your leaving that comment, both for the reason I already stated and for the fact that it is good knowing that I have alert readers who are willing to throw the flag if I say something that sounds out of line.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-88917790661898884202007-06-27T17:34:00.000-06:002007-06-27T17:34:00.000-06:00Thanks for responding, Gus. I understand and agree...Thanks for responding, Gus. I understand and agree. By picking on the hypocrisy, the implication is that if the person acted on his principles, there would be no problem. In fact, it might be worse, depending on the principles. I guess highlighting hypocrisy makes the most sense when the person has the correct moral code and then acts against it.Mark Wickenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348015131710197067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-42935703339452848662007-06-27T15:57:00.000-06:002007-06-27T15:57:00.000-06:00You're welcome. And thanks back at you for the goo...You're welcome. And thanks back at you for the good material, and for counting me among your favorites!Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-74995343128285530522007-06-27T13:03:00.000-06:002007-06-27T13:03:00.000-06:00I've been blogging for exactly one day, and alread...I've been blogging for exactly one day, and already I've been included in a roundup on one of my favorite blogs. Life is good!<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Gus.Brad Eisenhauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419735314861234525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-63627879228307010772007-06-27T11:06:00.000-06:002007-06-27T11:06:00.000-06:00Good point regarding the environmentalists, althou...Good point regarding the environmentalists, although in one respect, it isn't really all that surprising that when you scratch an altruist, hypocrisy bleeds out: That moral code, if one were to follow it consistently, would kill you in short order.<BR/><BR/>An altruist <B>has</B> to be a hypocrite on some level just to live. The following is pure speculation, but on a psychological level, the quickness of so many conservatives to point this out might indicate a desire to hide from realizing this of themselves.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-5112901273770957912007-06-27T10:47:00.000-06:002007-06-27T10:47:00.000-06:00"What I am doing here is commenting on the common ..."What I am doing here is commenting on the common practice of substituting this moral judgement for an intellectual argument."<BR/><BR/>Excellent point. When the news came out that Al Gore's home (mansion actually) was not leaving a "low carbon footprint", the conservatives were quick to point out that Gore was guilty of hypocricy. But this was a non-essential point in this case. <BR/><BR/>As you made the point about the danger of more consistent muslims, so too with the danger of more consistent environmentalists. The real point was and is that Gore is promoting a malicious, life-hating, collectivist ideology, and he is doing it as a means to acquire political power and prestige (as well as financial reward as I understand he is heavily invested in funds that trade "carbon credits"). <BR/><BR/>Gore is immoral for a host of reasons first and foremost that he is an altruist/collectivist villian right out of Atlas Shrugged. That he is a hypocrite is an interesting side point. It simply illustrates that he doesn't really believe his own propoganda. I guess that would make him something along the lines of "Atilla" (to borrow from Ayn Rand). The "Witch Doctors" would be all the scientists and intellecuals behind environmentalism.<BR/><BR/>J. SabinoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-84302696334554825792007-06-27T09:17:00.000-06:002007-06-27T09:17:00.000-06:00Mark,Your point that hypocristy is a serious moral...Mark,<BR/><BR/>Your point that hypocristy is a serious moral defect is quite well-taken and is something I should have been more clear about.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, my exact words were "... I'm not the only one who is unimpressed when someone points out <B>merely</B> that someone else is a hypocrite."<BR/><BR/>What I am doing here is commenting on the common practice of substituting this moral judgement for an intellectual argument.<BR/><BR/>So what is wrong with accusing someone whose moral code you disagree with with being a hypocrite? You risk sounding like you endorse him following his own moral code for one thing. More importantly, you fail to contest the legitimacy of his moral code.<BR/><BR/>I regard Islam as morally bankrupt. I do not want Moslems to become more consistent practicioners of their faith. I want them to abandon it altogether. Furthermore, and where I am more likely to make a difference, I want to fight against the idea implicit in mere cries of "hypocrisy" that Islam would be okay but for the hypocrisy of Moslems.<BR/><BR/>Hope that helps. And, actually, answering your comment gave me a chance to "chew" over what about this practice I do not like, so thank you.<BR/><BR/>GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-83722922326693222042007-06-27T08:16:00.000-06:002007-06-27T08:16:00.000-06:00Leaving aside this particular case, I'm not sure w...Leaving aside this particular case, I'm not sure what you mean by hypocrisy charges being unimpressive or "thin gruel." I think hypocrisy is a serious moral defect if it encompasses basic principles. Integrity is a cardinal Objectivist virtue for a reason. If a man's principles aren't guiding his actions, emotions are. That makes him a pretty dangerous person, I'd say.Mark Wickenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348015131710197067noreply@blogger.com