Reply to Johnson and Rasmussen: Another Look at Abortion

Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 2 (2):449 - 456 (2001)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

Tibor R. Machan argues that Gregory R. Johnson and David Rasmussen (in "Rand on Abortion: A Critique," Journal of Ayn Rand Studies, Spring 2000) are mistaken to claim that Rand should have embraced the pro-life position on the issue of a woman's right to seek an abortion. Rand believed that a fetus is only a potential, not an actual, human being. So Willing a fetus is not homicide, any more than killing a seed would be the killing of a flower. Machan's alternative view of abortion is within the spirit of Rand's position, while escaping Johnson and Rasmussen's criticisms

Categories

Keywords

Reprint years

Links

PhilArchive



    Upload a copy of this work     Papers currently archived: 92,440

External links

Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server

Through your library

My notes

Similar books and articles

Rejoinder to Machan and Tabarrok: Rand on Abortion, Revisited.Gregory R. Johnson & David Rasmussen - 2001 - Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 2 (2):469 - 485.
Reply to Johnson and Rasmussen: Rand the Moderate.Alexander Tabarrok - 2001 - Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 2 (2):457 - 467.
Rand on abortion: A critique.Gregory R. Johnson & David Rasmussen - 2000 - Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 1 (2):245 - 261.
Reply to Tibor R. Machan, "Rand and Choice" (Spring 2006), Eric Mack, "More Problematic Arguments in Randian Ethics" (Spring 2006), and Douglas B. Rasmussen, "Regarding Choice and the Foundation of Morality: Reflections on Rand's Ethics" (Spring 2006): Objectivity and the Proof of Egoism. [REVIEW]Robert Hartford - 2007 - Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 8 (2):291 - 303.
Reply to Douglas B. Rasmussen, "Rand on Obligation and Value" (Fall 2002) and Eric Mack, "Problematic Arguments in Randian Ethics" (Fall 2003): Rand and Choice. [REVIEW]Tibor R. Machan - 2006 - Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 7 (2):257 - 273.
Liberty and nature: The missing link.Gregory R. Johnson - 1999 - Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 1 (1):135 - 166.
Rejoinder to Robert Hartford, "Objectivity and the Proof of Egoism" (Spring 2007): Rand's Metaethics.Douglas B. Rasmussen - 2007 - Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 8 (2):307 - 316.
A veteran reconnoiters Ayn Rand's philosophy. [REVIEW]Robert L. Campbell - 2000 - Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 1 (2):293-312.
Rejoinder to Tibor R. Machan, "Rand and Choice" (Spring 2006): Regarding Choice and the Foundation of Morality: Reflections on Rand's Ethics.Douglas B. Rasmussen - 2006 - Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 7 (2):309 - 328.
Rand on Obligation and Value.Douglas B. Rasmussen - 2002 - Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 4 (1):69 - 86.
Rejoinder to Tibor R. Machan, "Rand and Choice" and Frank Bubb, "Did Ayn Rand Do the Shuffle?" (Spring 2006): More Problematic Arguments in Randian Ethics.Eric Mack - 2006 - Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 7 (2):287 - 307.
Teaching Ayn Rand's Version of Ethical Egoism.Tibor R. Machan - 2001 - Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 3 (1):71 - 81.
Reply to William Dwyer: Free Will Reconsidered.Tibor R. Machan - 2002 - Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 4 (1):215 - 220.
Egoism and benevolence. [REVIEW]Tibor R. Machan - 2000 - Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 1 (2):283 - 291.
Rejoinder to Thomas and Vacker: Ayn Rand and the Mastery of Nature.Gregory R. Johnson - 2000 - Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 2 (1):229 - 240.

Analytics

Added to PP
2013-09-29

Downloads
17 (#874,906)

6 months
5 (#649,106)

Historical graph of downloads
How can I increase my downloads?

Citations of this work

When “A Is Not A”: Reflections on a Conversation.Kathleen Touchstone - 2017 - Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 17 (2):238-274.

Add more citations

References found in this work

No references found.

Add more references