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Objectivity: Metaphysical and Epistemological

What does it mean to be objective? David Kelley discusses the relation of the objective, the intrinsic, and the subjective. He discusses

Jul 24, 2014
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David Kelley Ph.D
1 Min
Virtue and Selfishness

Atlas Summit 2014 -- The Objectivist ethics is based in a recognition that, for each organism, its life is its ultimate value. This is the

Jul 18, 2014
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William Thomas
2 Mins
D-Day and Enlightenment Values

My late Uncle “Boots” Van Pelt was almost killed 70 years ago. He went ashore on Omaha Beach with the 29th Infantry Division on D-Day....

Jun 6, 2014
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Edward Hudgins
4 Mins
David Harriman Speaking at Atlas Summit 2014

In the last week, we’ve added a few extra speakers and events to the 2014 Atlas Summit program . I’m pleased to say that one of the new

May 13, 2014
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2 Mins
The Sanction of the Victim | Atlas Shrugged

"Then I saw what was wrong with the world, I saw what destroyed men and nations, and where the battle for life had to be fought. I saw that

Apr 11, 2014
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David Kelley Ph.D
2 Mins
Fatal Vision, Joe McGinniss, and Stalking the Criminal Mind

The American author Joe McGinniss died March 10. He was certainly not an Objectivist, nor a libertarian. But he was a superb writer, and..

Mar 18, 2014
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David Kelley Ph.D
2 Mins
Do John Galt and Jesus Agree?

On February 15, I participated in a panel called "Ayn Rand versus Jesus" at the International Students for Liberty Conference (ISFLC) in..

Feb 19, 2014
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2 Mins
Lavabit's Ladar Levison on a Page from Atlas Shrugged: A BRC Video Interview

It's easy to see Ladar Levison as a crusader forLadar Levison Lavabit Dark Mail Alliance Atlas Shrugged Business Rights Center...

Jan 15, 2014
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2 Mins
When an Anti-Semite Discovers He's a Jew

Until recently, Csanad Szegedi was a founder and star spokesman of Hungary’s anti-Semitic far-right nationalist party. But then he

Nov 4, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
4 Mins
Cato's HumanProgress.org Quantifies Good News

The Cato Institute has launched a new website, HumanProgress.org , which quantifies the good news that, overall, things are getting better..

Nov 1, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
4 Mins
Objective Reality | Atlas University

In this 30-minute presentation, philosopher and author David Kelley covers the essentials of the Objectivist view of metaphysical

Sep 29, 2013
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David Kelley Ph.D
1 Min
Weiner's Insatiable Lust: For Power

To no one’s surprise Anthony Weiner lost in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary. But just before his defeat he was a guest on

Sep 12, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
3 Mins
What are Rights? | Atlas University

Political controversies and protests are often dominated by the theme of rights or individual rights. We hear about a "right to health care

Jun 7, 2013
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Objectivism, Evolution, and Ethics

In this presentation filmed in 2010, Edward Hudgins offers a detailed examination of the attempts by the new secularists and atheists to add

Jun 4, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
2 Mins
The Major Virtues: Integrity

Value’ is that which one acts to gain and keep,” wrote Ayn Rand, “’virtue’ is the action by which one gains and keeps it.” This six-session

Apr 11, 2013
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2 Mins
The Major Virtues: Rationality and Honesty

Value’ is that which one acts to gain and keep,” wrote Ayn Rand , “’virtue’ is the action by which one gains and keeps it.” This .....

Apr 6, 2013
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2 Mins
The Major Virtues: Justice and Benevolence

Value’ is that which one acts to gain and keep,” wrote Ayn Rand, “’virtue’ is the action by which one gains and keeps it.” This six-session

Mar 12, 2013
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2 Mins
The Major Virtues: Pride

Value’ is that which one acts to gain and keep,” wrote Ayn Rand, “’virtue’ is the action by which one gains and keeps it.” This six-session

Mar 12, 2013
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2 Mins
The Perception of Causality (Part 1)

Our knowledge of the world, and our ability to act in it, depends on our grasp of causal relationships among things—the ways they act and in

Feb 19, 2013
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David Kelley Ph.D
2 Mins
Truth and Toleration Twenty Years Later

In this presentation David Kelley surveys the history and current state of the Objectivist movement. Truth and Toleration was a monograph...

Feb 13, 2013
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2 Mins

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