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Question: I would like to know how Objectivism is different from hedonism, at least as far as morality is concerned. They seem very similar
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Question: I would like to know how Objectivism is different from hedonism, at least as far as morality is concerned. They seem very similar
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
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
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...
Objectivism is an individualist philosophy. It holds that each person is a rational animal and that all individuals....
Is it against Objectivist principles to date non-Objectivists? Absolutely not...
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...
People sometimes speak of a beautiful soul or similarly abstract beautiful qualities, but for the moment let us confine ourselves to beauty
Benevolence and tolerance are considered part of the Objectivist view of ethics, even though they are not explicitly stated among 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...
In Viable Values, Tara Smith sets forth an exposition of Ayn Rand's metaethical theory and defends it against competing views regarding the
James Davison Hunter, a professor of sociology and religious studies at the University of Virginia and director of the Institute for
A writer suffering from clinical depression finds relief from Prozac. Realizing how profoundly the drug's inventor has affected her life....
September 2001 -- The current debate over federal funding of embryonic stem cell research raises two basic questions: "Is it morally and
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 question of the moral permissibility of suicide for an egoistic philosophy is fascinating. It is challenging for Objectivism , which
Objectivists mean by "spiritual values" those values that fulfill the needs of human consciousness. The word "spirit" indeed refers
Objectivism does not hold that happiness is the ultimate goal. It holds that happiness is the ultimate purpose in life.This is an important
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