Pre-Emptive Strikes and Iraq
Pre-emptive use of force may be proper when one is faced with a clear and present danger. This might be a credible threat from someone, or
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Pre-emptive use of force may be proper when one is faced with a clear and present danger. This might be a credible threat from someone, or
Subjective criteria like "I like it" of course can't be proven as you say. And that is, in fact, why they are wrong. I can't add any more..
Objectivists hold that parents are obliged to care for and raise their children. While Objectivism does not accept any unchosen obligations
Please see our Q&A " What is the Objectivist View of Law and Government ?" which describes the general Objectivist approach to politics. Thi
"The needy" come in two classes: those who are unable to care for themselves, and those who are able. Objectivism holds that it is not...
Objectivism does not have a fixed position on consensual polygamy. Note that I mean this answer to apply to polyandry (a committed relations
First, let me remark that you are right that Objectivism doesn't share Singer's idea of interest. We can see this by looking at the real...
Objectivism does not recognize "parapsychological phenomena." As far as I know, there is no reliable evidence for any of them. Some forms...
Objectivism acknowledges the importance of defining one’s terms, and this is critically necessary in debating this question. So, what do we
Ayn Rand is not a revered figure in academic philosophy at this time. But there is a growing body of scholarship on her ideas by academic
As everyone grows up, they develop a set of values: ways they interpret and respond to the world. At the basis of their values lies what...
What Objectivism opposes is the idea that nature has inherent value, apart from any human needs, values, or purposes. In general, Objectivis
Rights are fundamental political principles. As such, they are based in morality. They summarize how human beings ought to be treated in a
"Individualism" is a term for classifying theories, such as ethical or social theories. Any theory that places the individual foremost or
A few years ago, a colleague whose intelligence I respect invited me to attend a lecture he was going to give. "This will not be one of.....
December 2004 -- Ayn Rand was no academic, and people sometimes point to that fact to explain the lack of scholarly consideration given
A collaboration between David Kelley and William R Thomas, based on a series of lectures originally composed by Dr. Kelley...
The Atlas Society promotes open Objectivism: the philosophy of reason, individualism, achievement, and freedom originated by Ayn Rand....
First, it is not true, as is often claimed, that human beings “all must live together.” There are far too many examples to the contrary—for
The Objectivist ethics holds the human good does not require human sacrifices and cannot be achieved by the sacrifices of anyone to anyone.