You lost me at “junk heap.” There is no conscious choice available to a layperson ignorant of philosophy and logic, and such ways of life are perfectly copacetic with small-enough communities. If anything, it is the careful thinker who is more shackled by self-doubt, better understood as the Dunning-Kruger effect, but Ayn Rand has made it obvious she never picked up any primary literature on cognitive science so it’s not surprising to see her confusion here.
You lost me at “junk heap.” There is no conscious choice available to a layperson ignorant of philosophy and logic, and such ways of life are perfectly copacetic with small-enough communities. If anything, it is the careful thinker who is more shackled by self-doubt, better understood as the Dunning-Kruger effect, but Ayn Rand has made it obvious she never picked up any primary literature on cognitive science so it’s not surprising to see her confusion here.
Quote from 1971′s The Romantic Manifesto.
Sorry you’re so averse to negative descriptions of the average person’s philosophy.
Yes there is, they can choose what music, TV, movies, videos etc to buy/view/play.
Do you mean communities where the leader knows about philosophy and can order people around?
It’s reasonable to doubt certain things, but if learning increases your self doubt than you’re doing it wrong.
She was associated with Nathaniel Branden, a well regarded psychologist. Cognitive Science is a relatively new field.
I don’t think she’s confused, she’s saying something you disagree with. If you think you’ve refuted it, I think you’re the confused one.