Cambridge Ayn Rand Meetup

Lexicon:
https://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/sanction_of_the_victim.html

Questions:

1. Is there a dominant morality in the West/UK?

2. How would you define it or them?

3. What is the goal of that moral system?

4. Is that moral system consistently applicable?

5. What do you think of Rand's view, that the main morality in the west requires its victim's approval and only survives because it obtains it?

6. Are there any cases in your life where you think the "sanction of the victim" applies?

Come discuss this topic and whether you agree with Ayn Rand or not in a roundtable format with other interested people! We use Rand's writings as a starting point for the discussion but this group is for discussing philosophical issues more generally! Feel free to come present your or your favourite philosopher's ideas on the subject.

Location: We will be meeting at the Geldart, most likely in the beer garden at the back. Look for an Ayn Rand book on a table
Format: Roundtable discussion, moderated to ensure everyone gets a shot at intervening on each point and to keep the discussion on topic.

Feel free to message the group if you have any trouble finding us or ask the bartenders

Lexicon:
https://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/love.html

Questions:

1. How would you define love? What are its characteristics? Are there different kinds of love?

2. What is the relationship between love and values (things or people that you care about) ?

3. Can you love too much?

4. Doesn't loving or caring of people or things make the subject weak? After all, doesn't it open one for disappointment, unrequited love and suffering?

5. How do you know if a value or a love is healthy?

Come discuss this topic and whether you agree with Ayn Rand or not in a roundtable format with other interested people! We use Rand's writings as a starting point for the discussion but this group is for discussing philosophical issues more generally! Feel free to come present your or your favourite philosopher's ideas on the subject.

Location: We will be meeting at the Geldart, most likely in the beer garden at the back. Look for an Ayn Rand book on a table
Format: Roundtable discussion, moderated to ensure everyone gets a shot at intervening on each point and to keep the discussion on topic.

Feel free to message the group if you have any trouble finding us or ask the bartenders