I'll be away from a computer most of the time over the next couple of weeks, though Greg may be posting if the mood takes him. So meanti...

In an earlier post, Rand's argument for why man needs an "objective" and "rational" code of values was examined. We ...

The bustling ARCHN headquarters is on skeleton staff during the holidays, so posting will be light. Feel free to talk amongst yourselves.

"The utility of Objectivism depends on how the individual uses Rand's ideas. If he uses Rand's principles merely as a vague for...

The Fall edition of Chris Sciabarra's "Journal of Ayn Rand Studies" has finally been published. It contains, among other inter...

"In reading over the remarks about sex scattered through the Objectivist literature, I cannot help thinking that philosophy and sex do ...

"If we define philistinism as the incapacity or unwillingness to appreciate and admire great art, then there can be little doubt Ayn Ra...

Rand's theory of morality is the best refuted of her theories. Since there's been much wrangling about her theory in a previous post...

The first in an occasional series that translates Objectivist jargon into plain language. "Contextual certainty" = "Definite...

In the recent ARCHN Quote of the Week we discover Ayn Rand's amazing insight that the standard proper for determining the requirements ...

The tireless Randzapper brings us more oozings from the pro-genocide, pro-infanticide wing of the Ayn Rand fanbase: Step forward Mr Fred We...

"An organism's life depends on two factors: the material or fuel which it needs from the outside, from its physical background, and...

Regular commenter Neil Parille over at his Objectiblog points us to David Gordon tearing Leonard Peikoff a new one over at Mises.org. Enjo...

There are the intelligent, thoughtful and articulate Ayn Rand fans. And then there are the others. Thus we at ARCHN hail the new Randzapper ...

"While it is true that Rand's philosophy of Objectivism officially adopts the view that all knowledge ultimately comes from experie...

It would be a mistake to assume that merely because Objectivism is misguided or wrong, it is therefore dangerous. The assumption that a wron...

Peikoff's lecture series outlining his DIM hypothesis is available on line at the ARI. It's free - all you need to do is register. h...

This should really be a longer post, but apropos of the latest Objecti-schism , I want to touch briefly on the recurring topic of exactly wh...

In comments,(scroll down) Dragonfly notes the arrival of Schism #1,376 in Objectivism, triggered by the following statement : "In my j...

From comments on our "Double Trouble" thread below, Greg Nyquist chips in with his take on dualisms in Objectivism: The apologist...