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From: lindley@ut-ngp.UUCP (John L. Templer)
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Subject: Re: Ayn Rand on love
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Date: Mon, 28-Jan-85 16:28:40 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 28 16:28:40 1985
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> > chuq/laurie (?) asks "what is love".  Part of my definition comes
> > from Ayn Rand's philosphy and runs as follows "Love is a spiritual
> > response to the pleasures one receives from the virtues of
> > another."   This idea will possibly displease those who believe that
> > love cannot be defined in absolute terms, prefering to believe that
> > love is something chemical rather than intellectual.
> 
> Some of us believe that love is neither chemical nor intellectual,
> but emotional.  "The pleasures one receives from the virtues of
> another"!  I receive pleasures from her vices, too - what would
> Ayn Rand think of that?
> -- 
> Col. G. L. Sicherman

I would sugest that you read a few of Rand's works;  her use of some
words are not always the same as those in general use today.

-- 

                                           John L. Templer
                                     University of Texas at Austin

    {allegra,gatech,seismo!ut-sally,vortex}!ut-ngp!lindley

                 "and they called it, yuppy love."