False Beliefs and Practical Guidance
I think you are asking to what extent it is right to embrace and follow teachings that are in some aspect known to be false. Examples would
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I think you are asking to what extent it is right to embrace and follow teachings that are in some aspect known to be false. Examples would
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
Question: I would like to know how Objectivism is different from hedonism, at least as far as morality is concerned. They seem very similar
First, in a free society there really isn't as much of a class system as you may think. The correlation between a person's income and that
You are right that Newton was not in a position to say in detail whether atoms or sub-atomic particles existed. We, like Newton, have plenty
Objectivism is an atheistic philosophy because there is neither a coherent concept of what God would be nor are any of the arguments offered
Ayn Rand argued that those who mete out death to others certainly deserve it back as a matter of justice (assuming that we are speaking of..
I am not a Kantian, nor an expert on Kantianism. But the common understanding of "a-priori" is knowledge that can be established prior to...
People sometimes speak of a beautiful soul or similarly abstract beautiful qualities, but for the moment let us confine ourselves to beauty
Rights only apply to rational beings whose needs are best fulfilled by production and trade...
The distinction between judging actions as evil and judging people as evil is fully discussed in David Kelley's seminal essay Truth and.....
At the 2006 Summer Seminar of The Atlas Society, we were treated to a number of excellent presentations that addressed different aspects...
In Viable Values, Tara Smith sets forth an exposition of Ayn Rand's metaethical theory and defends it against competing views regarding the
Ayn Rand rejects altruism, the view that self-sacrifice is the moral ideal. She argues that the ultimate moral value, for each human individ
Ayn Rand rejects altruism, the view that self-sacrifice is the moral ideal. She argues that the ultimate moral value, for each human individ
The definition you quote for productive achievement accurately states the Objectivist view (though Ayn Rand's wording is slightly different
Objectivism holds that the basis of all law should be individual rights to life, liberty, and property. These rights are commonly called...
Objectivism does not hold that happiness is the ultimate goal. It holds that happiness is the ultimate purpose in life.This is an important
Ayn Rand herself smoked, and many Objectivists still do. Objectivism has no particular position on smoking as such. However, I will comment
Before I get into the similarities and differences between Social Darwinism and Objectivism , I should point out that this accusation you...