Metaphysical presuppositions 1. In the Epilgue to Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand , we find the following curious assertion: Philos...

"Now when pointing this out, I am not criticizing Rand. I disagree with the object of Rand's religious-like emotions. But I regard ...

”Philosophy” of history. Leonard Peikoff begins his lecture “Philosophy and Psychology in History” as follows: My subject today is the phil...

Conclusion. In Reason in Religion , the naturalist philosopher George Santayana sought to show how religion could be the “embodiment of rea...

Leonard Peikoff weighs in with a truly bizarre post-9/11 performance on Bill O'Reilly's show.

Objectivism's fondness for egoism and introspection leads naturally, if unwittingly, into solipsism and subjectivism. For an example of ...

One of the most unusual teachings of Ayn Rand's confused ethics is that to risk one's life for a stranger is profoundly "immora...

Abortion. Rand and her followers tend to be unapologetic defenders of abortion, including abortion right up to the moment of birth. Objecti...

Religion and the underclass. One of the most witty and clever critics of organized religion is Voltaire, the most popular intellectual of t...

As the ARCHNblog runs its lengthy series on Objectivism and religion, regular contributor Neil Parille asks the obvious question: The claim...

"Whatever their source, there seemed to be rules of right and wrong for everything in Objectivism. There was more than just a right kin...

Christian morality versus Objectivist Morality. For the rational critic of religion, it is not belief in God and the afterlife that create ...

Evidence for religion. A widespread prejudice among the anti-religious is that no evidence exists for religious phenomena as miracles, God,...

The Wall St Journal carries the intriguing story of neurological research that suggests many of our decisions are made before our conscious...

The internets are a strange place. I give you the site of one Dave Michael Linehan, allegedly associated with the University of Tennessee, ...

Despite some unconvincing attempts at hype , the "Atlas Shrugged" movie is - somewhat predictably - still faltering at the develop...

Deism. In December of 2004, Anthony Flew, who for most of his career had championed atheism, announced his "conversion" to theism...

Anne Heller's much awaited new biography is scheduled for February 09. For a flavour of Heller's style, which appears to be a refres...

It's pretty old news now that the grandioise, heavily Objectivist-influenced education project Founders College has gone belly up . But...

Agnosticism. Peikoff has this to say of agnosticism: [There is] a widespread approach to ideas which Objectivism repudiates altogether: ag...