In 1973 the U.S. Supreme Court declared a constitutionally protected right to abortion. Far from resolving the debate that gave rise to it..
Objectivism is an atheistic philosophy because there is neither a coherent concept of what God would be nor are any of the arguments offered
Benevolence and tolerance are considered part of the Objectivist view of ethics, even though they are not explicitly stated among the.....
I hope you have read D. Moskovitz's answer on agnosticism. If not, you can find it here .You are right: we will never be omniscient. And
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
Consider what it would take to try to prove that there is no such thing as a supernatural realm. What evidence would you cite to prove that
Rights only apply to rational beings whose needs are best fulfilled by production and trade...
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...
In 1978, the Supreme Court's Bakke decision banned overt racial discrimination in college admissions but left the door open to using racial
It may be far less common today than it once was to think of gluttony as an actual crime against heaven, but it is still the one among the
October 2007 -- In the newsrooms of New York, in the corridors of Congress, and in the parlors of political parties, prognostication is the
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...
Jerry Kirkpatrick, a professor of International Business and Marketing at California Polytechnic Institute, has come out with another book a
One cannot avoid recognizing that we live in a very angry age. At one time, people spoke to “My worthy opponent” when addressing someone...
Some of the signature values that animated a previous generation—independence, prudence, and self-discipline—seem to be in short supply.....
Arnold ran from the fight. At 14, having grown up in the Bronx, he was no stranger to brawls. But when a much older bully started shoving
On December 20th, 2010, the government of Belarus launched a sweeping crack-down (see news photo below) against opposition..
I’m a bit of a racist. I’ll bet you are one, too.
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