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Objectivism in popular culture

0Ross • 5th Jun 2009 • Thinking • ayn rand, computer games, films, gaming, movies, philosophy

‘A Liberal Christian’ writes about Bioshock, The Incredibles and Ayn Rand:

“Bioshock” and “The Incredibles” show two visions of objectivism. “Bioshock” glorifies this vision before burning it to the ground, and quite rapidly at that. “The Incredibles,” on the other hand,” simply glorifies it. Yet regardless of what these works have to say, they remain some of my favorites of all time, and I hope they will be for you too.

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