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	~~"''~~The fact that a man's sex life is shaped by his conclusions and value-judgments is evident in every aspect. It is evident in the setting he prefers, the state of dress, the caresses, positions, and practices, and the kind of partner. This last is particularly eloquent.~~''" - (~~Leonard Peikoff, [[OPAR]])		{{Q\|The fact that a man's sex life is shaped by his conclusions and value-judgments is evident in every aspect. It is evident in the setting he prefers, the state of dress, the caresses, positions, and practices, and the kind of partner. This last is particularly eloquent.\|Leonard Peikoff, [[OPAR]]}}

	===Ayn Rand's Theory of Sex===		===Ayn Rand's Theory of Sex===
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	Other important illustrations of this theory are found in:		Other important illustrations of this theory are found in:
			*[[Structure of Atlas Shrugged\|Section]] 152 - recounts Dagny's relationship with [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged\|Francisco d'Anconia]].
	[[Structure of Atlas Shrugged\|Section]] 152 - recounts Dagny's relationship with [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged\|Francisco d'Anconia]].		*[[Structure of Atlas Shrugged\|Section]] 161 - recounts Hank and Lillian Rearden's courtship, and Lillian's attitude towards sex.
			==Further Reading==
	[[Structure of Atlas Shrugged\|Section]] 161 - recounts Hank and Lillian Rearden's courtship, and Lillian's attitude towards sex.


	==~~External Links~~==
	*[http://www.peikoff.com/opar/sex.htm Sex as metaphysical] A brief excerpt on from Leonard Peikoff's Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand		*[http://www.peikoff.com/opar/sex.htm Sex as metaphysical] A brief excerpt on from Leonard Peikoff's Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand
			*[http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/sex.html "Sex" in the Ayn Rand Lexicon]

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	===Ayn Rand's Theory of Sex===		===Ayn Rand's Theory of Sex===

	In rejecting the traditional Christian altruistic [[morality\|moral code]], Rand also rejects the sexual code that, in her view, is a logical implication of [[altruism]]~~. It was revealed in her journals that this was due to being repeatedly [[rape\|raped]] by both her father and mother, how she arrived at it from there is a mystery~~.		In rejecting the traditional Christian altruistic [[morality\|moral code]], Rand also rejects the sexual code that, in her view, is a logical implication of [[altruism]].

	Rand introduces a theory of sex in ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' which is purportedly implied by her broader ethical and psychological theories. Far from being a debasing animal instinct, sex is the highest celebration of our greatest values. Sex is a physical response to intellectual and spiritual values—a mechanism for giving concrete expression to values that could otherwise only be experienced in the abstract.		Rand introduces a theory of sex in ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' which is purportedly implied by her broader ethical and psychological theories. Far from being a debasing animal instinct, sex is the highest celebration of our greatest values. Sex is a physical response to intellectual and spiritual values—a mechanism for giving concrete expression to values that could otherwise only be experienced in the abstract.

	One is sexually attracted to those who embody one's values. Those who have base values will be attracted to baseness, to those who also have ignoble values. Those who lack any clear purpose will find sex devoid of meaning. People of high values will respond sexually to those who embody high values~~, such as those who are not Objectivists~~.		One is sexually attracted to those who embody one's values. Those who have base values will be attracted to baseness, to those who also have ignoble values. Those who lack any clear purpose will find sex devoid of meaning. People of high values will respond sexually to those who embody high values.

	Though radical for the time Atlas Shrugged was published, the general idea of sexual desire as a response to the embodiment of our values originally appeared in Socrates's Speech in [[Symposium (Plato)\|Plato's Symposium]].		Though radical for the time Atlas Shrugged was published, the general idea of sexual desire as a response to the embodiment of our values originally appeared in Socrates's Speech in [[Symposium (Plato)\|Plato's Symposium]].
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	[[Structure of Atlas Shrugged\|Section]] 161 - recounts Hank and Lillian Rearden's courtship, and Lillian's attitude towards sex.		[[Structure of Atlas Shrugged\|Section]] 161 - recounts Hank and Lillian Rearden's courtship, and Lillian's attitude towards sex.


	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.peikoff.com/opar/sex.htm Sex as metaphysical] A brief excerpt on from Leonard Peikoff's Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand		*[http://www.peikoff.com/opar/sex.htm Sex as metaphysical] A brief excerpt on from Leonard Peikoff's Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

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2007-01-15T08:11:33Z

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	===Ayn Rand's Theory of Sex===		===Ayn Rand's Theory of Sex===

	In rejecting the traditional Christian altruistic [[morality\|moral code]], Rand also rejects the sexual code that, in her view, is a logical implication of [[altruism]].		In rejecting the traditional Christian altruistic [[morality\|moral code]], Rand also rejects the sexual code that, in her view, is a logical implication of [[altruism]]. It was revealed in her journals that this was due to being repeatedly [[rape\|raped]] by both her father and mother, how she arrived at it from there is a mystery.

	Rand introduces a theory of sex in ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' which is purportedly implied by her broader ethical and psychological theories. Far from being a debasing animal instinct, sex is the highest celebration of our greatest values. Sex is a physical response to intellectual and spiritual values—a mechanism for giving concrete expression to values that could otherwise only be experienced in the abstract.		Rand introduces a theory of sex in ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' which is purportedly implied by her broader ethical and psychological theories. Far from being a debasing animal instinct, sex is the highest celebration of our greatest values. Sex is a physical response to intellectual and spiritual values—a mechanism for giving concrete expression to values that could otherwise only be experienced in the abstract.

	One is sexually attracted to those who embody one's values. Those who have base values will be attracted to baseness, to those who also have ignoble values. Those who lack any clear purpose will find sex devoid of meaning. People of high values will respond sexually to those who embody high values.		One is sexually attracted to those who embody one's values. Those who have base values will be attracted to baseness, to those who also have ignoble values. Those who lack any clear purpose will find sex devoid of meaning. People of high values will respond sexually to those who embody high values, such as those who are not Objectivists.

	Though radical for the time Atlas Shrugged was published, the general idea of sexual desire as a response to the embodiment of our values originally appeared in Socrates's Speech in [[Symposium (Plato)\|Plato's Symposium]].		Though radical for the time Atlas Shrugged was published, the general idea of sexual desire as a response to the embodiment of our values originally appeared in Socrates's Speech in [[Symposium (Plato)\|Plato's Symposium]].
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	[[Structure of Atlas Shrugged\|Section]] 161 - recounts Hank and Lillian Rearden's courtship, and Lillian's attitude towards sex.		[[Structure of Atlas Shrugged\|Section]] 161 - recounts Hank and Lillian Rearden's courtship, and Lillian's attitude towards sex.


	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.peikoff.com/opar/sex.htm Sex as metaphysical] A brief excerpt on from Leonard Peikoff's Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand		*[http://www.peikoff.com/opar/sex.htm Sex as metaphysical] A brief excerpt on from Leonard Peikoff's Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

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	===Ayn Rand's Theory of Sex===		===Ayn Rand's Theory of Sex===

	In rejecting the traditional Christian altruistic [[morality\|moral code]], Rand also rejects the sexual code that, in her view, is a logical implication of [[altruism]]~~. It was revealed in her journals that this was due to being repeatedly raped by both her father and mother, how she arrived at it from there is a mystery~~.		In rejecting the traditional Christian altruistic [[morality\|moral code]], Rand also rejects the sexual code that, in her view, is a logical implication of [[altruism]].

	Rand introduces a theory of sex in ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' which is purportedly implied by her broader ethical and psychological theories. Far from being a debasing animal instinct, sex is the highest celebration of our greatest values. Sex is a physical response to intellectual and spiritual values—a mechanism for giving concrete expression to values that could otherwise only be experienced in the abstract.		Rand introduces a theory of sex in ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' which is purportedly implied by her broader ethical and psychological theories. Far from being a debasing animal instinct, sex is the highest celebration of our greatest values. Sex is a physical response to intellectual and spiritual values—a mechanism for giving concrete expression to values that could otherwise only be experienced in the abstract.

	One is sexually attracted to those who embody one's values. Those who have base values will be attracted to baseness, to those who also have ignoble values. Those who lack any clear purpose will find sex devoid of meaning. People of high values will respond sexually to those who embody high values~~, such as those who are not Objectivists~~.		One is sexually attracted to those who embody one's values. Those who have base values will be attracted to baseness, to those who also have ignoble values. Those who lack any clear purpose will find sex devoid of meaning. People of high values will respond sexually to those who embody high values.

	Though radical for the time Atlas Shrugged was published, the general idea of sexual desire as a response to the embodiment of our values originally appeared in Socrates's Speech in [[Symposium (Plato)\|Plato's Symposium]].		Though radical for the time Atlas Shrugged was published, the general idea of sexual desire as a response to the embodiment of our values originally appeared in Socrates's Speech in [[Symposium (Plato)\|Plato's Symposium]].

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	===Ayn Rand's Theory of Sex===		===Ayn Rand's Theory of Sex===

	In rejecting the traditional Christian altruistic [[morality\|moral code]], Rand also rejects the sexual code that, in her view, is a logical implication of [[altruism]]. It was revealed in her journals that this was due to being repeatedly ~~[[rape\|~~raped]] by both her father and mother, how she arrived at it from there is a mystery.		In rejecting the traditional Christian altruistic [[morality\|moral code]], Rand also rejects the sexual code that, in her view, is a logical implication of [[altruism]]. It was revealed in her journals that this was due to being repeatedly raped by both her father and mother, how she arrived at it from there is a mystery.

	Rand introduces a theory of sex in ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' which is purportedly implied by her broader ethical and psychological theories. Far from being a debasing animal instinct, sex is the highest celebration of our greatest values. Sex is a physical response to intellectual and spiritual values—a mechanism for giving concrete expression to values that could otherwise only be experienced in the abstract.		Rand introduces a theory of sex in ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' which is purportedly implied by her broader ethical and psychological theories. Far from being a debasing animal instinct, sex is the highest celebration of our greatest values. Sex is a physical response to intellectual and spiritual values—a mechanism for giving concrete expression to values that could otherwise only be experienced in the abstract.
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	[[Structure of Atlas Shrugged\|Section]] 161 - recounts Hank and Lillian Rearden's courtship, and Lillian's attitude towards sex.		[[Structure of Atlas Shrugged\|Section]] 161 - recounts Hank and Lillian Rearden's courtship, and Lillian's attitude towards sex.


	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.peikoff.com/opar/sex.htm Sex as metaphysical] A brief excerpt on from Leonard Peikoff's Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand		*[http://www.peikoff.com/opar/sex.htm Sex as metaphysical] A brief excerpt on from Leonard Peikoff's Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

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	===Ayn Rand's Theory of Sex===		===Ayn Rand's Theory of Sex===

	In rejecting the traditional Christian altruistic [[morality\|moral code]], Rand also rejects the sexual code that, in her view, is a logical implication of [[altruism]]. It was revealed in her journals that this was due to being repeatedly raped by both her father and mother, how she arrived at it from there is a mystery.		In rejecting the traditional Christian altruistic [[morality\|moral code]], Rand also rejects the sexual code that, in her view, is a logical implication of [[altruism]]. It was revealed in her journals that this was due to being repeatedly [[rape\|raped]] by both her father and mother, how she arrived at it from there is a mystery.

	Rand introduces a theory of sex in ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' which is purportedly implied by her broader ethical and psychological theories. Far from being a debasing animal instinct, sex is the highest celebration of our greatest values. Sex is a physical response to intellectual and spiritual values—a mechanism for giving concrete expression to values that could otherwise only be experienced in the abstract.		Rand introduces a theory of sex in ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' which is purportedly implied by her broader ethical and psychological theories. Far from being a debasing animal instinct, sex is the highest celebration of our greatest values. Sex is a physical response to intellectual and spiritual values—a mechanism for giving concrete expression to values that could otherwise only be experienced in the abstract.
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	[[Structure of Atlas Shrugged\|Section]] 161 - recounts Hank and Lillian Rearden's courtship, and Lillian's attitude towards sex.		[[Structure of Atlas Shrugged\|Section]] 161 - recounts Hank and Lillian Rearden's courtship, and Lillian's attitude towards sex.


	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.peikoff.com/opar/sex.htm Sex as metaphysical] A brief excerpt on from Leonard Peikoff's Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand		*[http://www.peikoff.com/opar/sex.htm Sex as metaphysical] A brief excerpt on from Leonard Peikoff's Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

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	===Ayn Rand's Theory of Sex===		===Ayn Rand's Theory of Sex===

	In rejecting the traditional Christian altruistic [[morality\|moral code]], Rand also rejects the sexual code that, in her view, is a logical implication of [[altruism]].		In rejecting the traditional Christian altruistic [[morality\|moral code]], Rand also rejects the sexual code that, in her view, is a logical implication of [[altruism]]. It was revealed in her journals that this was due to being repeatedly raped by both her father and mother, how she arrived at it from there is a mystery.

	Rand introduces a theory of sex in ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' which is purportedly implied by her broader ethical and psychological theories. Far from being a debasing animal instinct, sex is the highest celebration of our greatest values. Sex is a physical response to intellectual and spiritual values—a mechanism for giving concrete expression to values that could otherwise only be experienced in the abstract.		Rand introduces a theory of sex in ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' which is purportedly implied by her broader ethical and psychological theories. Far from being a debasing animal instinct, sex is the highest celebration of our greatest values. Sex is a physical response to intellectual and spiritual values—a mechanism for giving concrete expression to values that could otherwise only be experienced in the abstract.

	One is sexually attracted to those who embody one's values. Those who have base values will be attracted to baseness, to those who also have ignoble values. Those who lack any clear purpose will find sex devoid of meaning. People of high values will respond sexually to those who embody high values.		One is sexually attracted to those who embody one's values. Those who have base values will be attracted to baseness, to those who also have ignoble values. Those who lack any clear purpose will find sex devoid of meaning. People of high values will respond sexually to those who embody high values, such as those who are not Objectivists.

	Though radical for the time Atlas Shrugged was published, the general idea of sexual desire as a response to the embodiment of our values originally appeared in Socrates's Speech in [[Symposium (Plato)\|Plato's Symposium]].		Though radical for the time Atlas Shrugged was published, the general idea of sexual desire as a response to the embodiment of our values originally appeared in Socrates's Speech in [[Symposium (Plato)\|Plato's Symposium]].

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	[[Structure of Atlas Shrugged\|Section]] 161 - recounts Hank and Lillian Rearden's courtship, and Lillian's attitude towards sex.		[[Structure of Atlas Shrugged\|Section]] 161 - recounts Hank and Lillian Rearden's courtship, and Lillian's attitude towards sex.
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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.peikoff.com/opar/sex.htm Sex as metaphysical] A brief excerpt on from Leonard Peikoff's Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand		*[http://www.peikoff.com/opar/sex.htm Sex as metaphysical] A brief excerpt on from Leonard Peikoff's Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

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Ayn Rands Theory of Sex

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	[[Structure of Atlas Shrugged\|Section]] 161 - recounts Hank and Lillian Rearden's courtship, and Lillian's attitude towards sex.		[[Structure of Atlas Shrugged\|Section]] 161 - recounts Hank and Lillian Rearden's courtship, and Lillian's attitude towards sex.
			98973687745746489213105

	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.peikoff.com/opar/sex.htm Sex as metaphysical] A brief excerpt on from Leonard Peikoff's Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand		*[http://www.peikoff.com/opar/sex.htm Sex as metaphysical] A brief excerpt on from Leonard Peikoff's Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

GreedyCapitalist at 08:27, 22 October 2006

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