Ayn Rand and the Lost Axiom of Aristotle: A Philosophical Mystery—Solved?

Q1 Arts and Humanities

The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies Pub Date : 2019-06-26 DOI:10.5325/JAYNRANDSTUD.19.1.0047

Roger E. Bissell

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ABSTRACT:The author explains how Rand was absolutely correct in saying that Aristotle "stated the formula" of the Law of Identity. He corrects long-standing faulty Thomist criticisms on this issue and gives due credit to thinkers such as Antonius Andreas, Leibniz, and William Hamilton. The author further contends that the gradual shift in Objectivist usage of the Law of Identity (from "a thing is itself" to "a thing is what it is") tacitly ratifies these erroneous criticisms and has actually contributed to the failure of Objectivist thinkers to develop Rand's concept theory into a valid model of propositions and syllogisms.

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兰德与亚里士多德失落的公理：一个哲学之谜——已解开？

摘要：兰德说亚里士多德“陈述了同一性定律的公式”，这句话是绝对正确的。他纠正了托米斯特在这个问题上长期以来的错误批评，并对安东尼乌斯·安德里亚斯、莱布尼茨和威廉·汉密尔顿等思想家给予了应有的赞扬。作者进一步认为，客观主义者对同一性定律的使用逐渐转变（从“事物本身”到“事物本身就是”）默认了这些错误的批评，并实际上促成了客观主义思想家未能将兰德的概念理论发展成命题和三段论的有效模型。

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The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory

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