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Government Jobs for Objectivists

Objectivism holds that each person's life is its own moral sanction, and that no one thrives in life except by living as a rational being...

Jan 25, 2011
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Feminism and Objectivism

Objectivism is an individualist philosophy. It holds that each person is a rational animal and that all individuals....

Jan 25, 2011
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2 Mins
Charity

Objectivism holds that there is nothing wrong with charity, so long as one is pursuing one's own values in providing it. As Ayn Rand said...

Jan 25, 2011
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3 Mins
Game Theory and Objectivism

As such, Nash's contributions to non-cooperative game theory were a major breakthrough in the formal analysis of strategic interaction...

Jan 25, 2011
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2 Mins
Dating Non-Objectivists

Is it against Objectivist principles to date non-Objectivists? Absolutely not...

Jan 25, 2011
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3 Mins
Charity for 2004 Tsunami Victims

Ayn Rand held that charity is not a major virtue. Objectivism holds that how you spend your money is your business. Your ultimate moral aim

Jan 25, 2011
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2 Mins
Collectivism, Freedom, and Happiness

Happiness is a complex emotion that proceeds from living one’s life with success and intensity. To achieve it, one must correctly identify

Jan 25, 2011
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Andrew Bissell
2 Mins
Chastity before Marriage

It is neither always wrong nor always right to hold off having sex until one is married. Whether it is right or wrong for you is a personal

Jan 25, 2011
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2 Mins
Hedonism

Question: I would like to know how Objectivism is different from hedonism, at least as far as morality is concerned. They seem very similar

Jan 25, 2011
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4 Mins
Benevolence and Self-Assertiveness

Benevolence and tolerance are considered part of the Objectivist view of ethics, even though they are not explicitly stated among the.....

Jan 23, 2011
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Malini Kochhar
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Beauty and Moral Judgment

People sometimes speak of a beautiful soul or similarly abstract beautiful qualities, but for the moment let us confine ourselves to beauty

Jan 23, 2011
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5 Mins
Judging Actions vs. Judging People

The distinction between judging actions as evil and judging people as evil is fully discussed in David Kelley's seminal essay Truth and.....

Jan 6, 2011
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The Anatomy of Cooperation

At the 2006 Summer Seminar of The Atlas Society, we were treated to a number of excellent presentations that addressed different aspects...

Jan 5, 2011
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Robert James Bidinotto
10 Mins
What is Morality Good For?

In Viable Values, Tara Smith sets forth an exposition of Ayn Rand's metaethical theory and defends it against competing views regarding the

Oct 22, 2010
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Will Wilkinson
10 Mins
Teaching Virtue in a Postmodern World

James Davison Hunter, a professor of sociology and religious studies at the University of Virginia and director of the Institute for

Oct 20, 2010
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10 Mins
Supply-Side Ethics

A writer suffering from clinical depression finds relief from Prozac. Realizing how profoundly the drug's inventor has affected her life....

Oct 20, 2010
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David Kelley Ph.D
Faith and Funding: What Is the Root of the Stem Cell Controversy?

September 2001 -- The current debate over federal funding of embryonic stem cell research raises two basic questions: "Is it morally and

Oct 15, 2010
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Patrick Stephens & David Kelley
6 Mins
Virtue of Selfishness

Ayn Rand rejects altruism, the view that self-sacrifice is the moral ideal. She argues that the ultimate moral value, for each human individ

Oct 4, 2010
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J. Raibley
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J. Raibley

Ayn Rand rejects altruism, the view that self-sacrifice is the moral ideal. She argues that the ultimate moral value, for each human individ

Oct 4, 2010
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J. Raibley
4 Mins
Suicide

Objectivism does not hold that happiness is the ultimate goal. It holds that happiness is the ultimate purpose in life.This is an important

Sep 30, 2010
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3 Mins

We promote open Objectivism: the philosophy of reason, achievement, individualism, and freedom.