tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526994340344193915.post8376232738136080766..comments2023-09-21T08:29:51.381-07:00Comments on Luna Corbden: Les Misérables and Ayn RandLuna Corbdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00248755241861752232noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526994340344193915.post-11321627260727825932018-12-26T14:15:29.761-08:002018-12-26T14:15:29.761-08:00See: LaVache http://forum.objectivismonline.com/in...See: LaVache http://forum.objectivismonline.com/index.php?/topic/4935-les-miserables/<br />The bishop had evaluated Valjean and deemed him worthy of charity/generosity. He enjoyed giving to Valjean. He could just have easily decided Valjean was unworthy of the silver. Or Valjean might have wasted it as so many of us do with something fortitous. As LaVache says, altruism is not synonymous with generosity nor charity.<br />I want to read more by Hugo. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131824157457202049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526994340344193915.post-73753451104719032062013-05-13T10:22:41.200-07:002013-05-13T10:22:41.200-07:00If you are an Objectivist, you do yourself a disse...If you are an Objectivist, you do yourself a disservice to close off sources of outside information and arguments for other ideas. Jean Valjean is in most senses one of Ayn Rand's ideal men, and as she stated, was the inspiration for the ideal men she wrote. Hugo's character just needed a little kickstart from someone who treated him kindly.<br /><br />If you watch it, and it doesn't speak to you, at least you can speak intelligently on the subject. I'm no longer an Objectivist (tho I retain many of the philosophies with a pragmatic, balanced bent, more like a Neo-Objectivist), and if I were to talk to you at a party, I'd think your unwillingness to entertain other "sides" made you childish and small-minded. You cannot see the world objectively, and cannot take in the data needed to make logical choices in life, if you limit your exposure to things you agree with.Luna Corbdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00248755241861752232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526994340344193915.post-77791330217858981442013-05-12T21:10:27.609-07:002013-05-12T21:10:27.609-07:00Thank you for this excellent expose of Les Miserab...Thank you for this excellent expose of Les Miserables. I read the book years ago because I knew Ayn Rand loved Hugo's works. But I failed to see clear connections to what I loved about Rand's writings.<br /><br />Recently my girl friend feel in love with the Musical. She wants me to see it. But the bits and pieces of the music I've heard do not inspire me. And the story seems hard to follow. I do remember the stealing of the silver and the Bishop and that those confused me too those many years ago. <br /><br />Your expose has helped me decide it is not worth the time and expense to see this work. <br /><br />Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526994340344193915.post-59786826790022564302013-03-24T16:42:46.141-07:002013-03-24T16:42:46.141-07:00I guess I wasn't well versed enough in Rand...I guess I wasn't well versed enough in Rand's personal history to make the Hugo connection, but I arrived at a similar conclusion about her work. This is an interesting way of looking at it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com