Then Athena Said: Unilateral Transfers and the Transformation of Objectivist Ethics

By Kathleen Touchstone

According to Objectivist David Kelley, financier Michael Milken has done more for mankind than humanitarian Mother Teresa. Working from this statement, Then Athena Said 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. Relying, in part, upon economic theory, decision theory under uncertainty, and game theory, Then Athena Said examines unilateral transfers-including charity, childrearing, bequests, retribution, gifts, favors, forgiveness, and various infringements against persons or property-within the Objectivist framework.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761835199
• ISBN13: 9780761835196
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"