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A Selfish Kind of Love / Act I Finale Lyrics by London Workshop Cast 2018

A Theory of Justice: The Musical

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[Robert Nozick - spoken]
Sure, the government has no right to force you to be kind, but sometimes you just ought to be nice!
[Ayn Rand]
Nice?
Nice?!
This is why you have not defeated John Rawls yet! When you have your own ambitions, you must show no mercy!
[Sung]
You must be selfish
Value only what's good for you
From a rational point of view
It's the moral thing to do
Don't love thy neighbor
You'll end up as a sacrifice
Charity is a deadly vice
[Nozick]
That's your selfish advice?
[Rand]
I'd never live for anyone else's sake
I don't expect you'd live for me
[Nozick - spoken]
How can you be sure it's right to be selfish?
[Rand]
It feels so good
[Nozick]
So I should put myself above others?
[Rand]
Yes, of course. How does that sound?
[Nozick]
Epistemologically unsound
[Rand]
If you disagree with me, then you must be irrational, and I can only love you if you are rational and selfish
[Sung]
Love is business
It has terms and conditions
You must pay with your virtues
For this is a selfish kind of love
It is wrong to be led by
[Nozick]
Emotions
[Rand]
You must follow your reason alone
I love you, but I swear this
[Nozick]
Devotion
[Rand]
Is rational
That's all you must have known
[Spoken]
If we do not share values, then when we make love, it will be empty, meaningless. If you try only to please me, we will both be unsatisfied
[Nozick]
So I should try to gratify only myself?
[Rand]
Exactly
[Nozick]
Oh, that rocks
[Rand - sung]
You don't deserve love if you're weak
[Nozick]
I'm not!
[Rand]
Kind of
If I cannot be proud of
[Nozick]
Who, me?
[Rand]
Don't expect to have my love
[Jean-Jacques Rousseau - spoken]
Together we form a single indivisible sovereign. We can do whatever we want, with anyone we want!
[Fairness]
You mean there are others?
[Rousseau]
Each in giving himself to all gives himself to none!
[John Rawls]
I don't need Fairness to write my theory!
[Sung]
Will I have my theory?
My theory of justice
[Nozick]
I will dispute it
(Rand: Good!)
(Rawls: I know I can do it!)
And then I will refute him
(Rand: Yes!)
And that's how I'll destroy him
(Rand: Oh yeah!)
For this selfish kind of love
(Rawls: I bet you my books will fly off the shelf!)
[Rand - spoken]
Stop talking about "our love." There is no us, there is only you and me - private individuals loving each other out of rational self-interest
[Rousseau]
Oui, mon cheri, remember:
[Sung]
Now that you're free, let's choose the life you want to lead
Babe let's take a vote on it, I know you'll want to be with me
[Rawls]
All I need to do is remember what the philosophers said!
[Locke]
It's the state of nature, Nozick's on his way
When he beats you with his theory he'll destroy your name
[Rawls]
I must think harder!
[Socrates]
Philosopher-kings are good and wise!
Mister can't do it if he tries! [?]
You can't just sing an improvise if you want harmony
Harmony!
[Simultaneous]
Rawls: I can't write this theory
Chorus: He'll have his theory, his theory of justice
He'll have his theory, his theory of justice
Fairness: I think I've found my philosopher-king
Chorus: He'll have his theory, his theory of justice
He'll have his theory, his theory of justice
Nozick + Rand: So we'll be selfish
Rawls: Justice as fairness
Fairness: We'll write it together
We'll make a classic
Rand: We will vanquish that wretch, we can
There's no way Rawls will solve our plan [?]
Rawls: Is there fairness in justice?
Nozick: Be selfish
[Rawls]
I can't do it
[Fairness]
Well, at least, babe, you're not my teacher
[Rand + Nozick]
A selfish kind of love
[Chorus]
At least you have a
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London Workshop Cast 2018

London Workshop Cast 2018

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