| Re: what's the difference between a need and a want? |
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Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: bigfletch8bigfletch8 Date: Aug 20, 2008 08:30
On Aug 19, 4:59Â am, Opry phantom att.net> wrote:> On Aug 18, 7:08Â am, "Kingo Gondo" gmail.com>
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>>> "steve" steve.com> wrote in message>
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>>>> actually im looking for references for this in ancient greek
>>>> philosophers. which ones of those clever chops had a nice go at it? or
>>>> was it ruskin?
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>>> Sounds like you want Ayn Rand, to me.
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>> No, need vs. want is Econ 101, not philosophy (which is not to concede that
>> Rand was philosopher).
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I suspect Michael Douglas may disagree:-). It is impossible to have
and want simultaniously.
BOfL
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