Impressive synthesis of rational egoism and virtue ethics. The distinction between "optimal" as contextual versus absolute is critical and often lost in philosophicla discussions about self-interest. Rand's framework gets critiqued for being too rigid, but this adaptation with dynamic goal-setting and the knowledge-action triangle makes it way more practical for actual decision making. One thing Ive noticed trying to apply this stuff is that the "self-knowledge" component is deceptively hard because people confuse what they think they should want with what they actually want.
Impressive synthesis of rational egoism and virtue ethics. The distinction between "optimal" as contextual versus absolute is critical and often lost in philosophicla discussions about self-interest. Rand's framework gets critiqued for being too rigid, but this adaptation with dynamic goal-setting and the knowledge-action triangle makes it way more practical for actual decision making. One thing Ive noticed trying to apply this stuff is that the "self-knowledge" component is deceptively hard because people confuse what they think they should want with what they actually want.
Yes, indeed