Ayn Rand Contra Human Nature
Friday, March 27, 2009

Actual 2&1/2 Year Old.

›
Far be it from us to introduce some reality into Rand's self-deluded musings, but... (hat tip Neil Parille)
11 comments:
Thursday, March 26, 2009

Ayn Rand: An Objectivist Since 2&1/2 Years Old

›
Along with other fascinating comments, in this interview with Tom Snyder, Rand revises the age she discovered her philosophy of Objectivism ...
27 comments:
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

"An Air of Intellectualism"

›
Former Objectivist Lee Stranahan  over at The Huffington Post skewers  Objectivism as not just "wrong or misguided" but "des...
17 comments:
Saturday, March 21, 2009

Objectivism & Politics, Part 2

›
Introducing Vilfredo Pareto. My examination of Rand’s politics will focus on just two aspects of Rand’s theory: (1) the quality (or lack th...
63 comments:

These Are John Galts Speaking...

›
Dr Helen interviews three people who claim to be "going Galt." Apparently in reality this means anything from deliberately taking...
8 comments:
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Objectivism & Politics, Part 1

›
Starting Point. Fred Seddon, in his review of my book, Ayn Rand Contra Human Nature, chastised me for “not willing to consider ... normativ...
76 comments:
Sunday, March 15, 2009

Colbert on Rand

›
Stephen Colbert over at the comedy channel skewered Rand last week in a segment entitled "The Rand Illusion." As usual with Colber...
12 comments:

Hoisted from Comments: Galt's Splashin' Safari

›
In comments , Michael Prescott discovers a new character in Galt's Gulch: Galt steered the sedan around a wide curve, through a sun-floo...
7 comments:
Thursday, March 12, 2009

Objectivism & Economics, Part 23

›
Conclusion. In The Virtue of Selfishness , Rand makes the following remark: [T]he Objectivist ethics is the moral base needed by that polit...
28 comments:
Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Dammit, Just Go Already!

›
Seems like the whole "Going John Galt" meme currently going around the interwebs is not so new after all (we've already comme...
8 comments:
Friday, March 06, 2009

Huemer vs Ghate

›
Earlier this week skeptic Michael Huemer debated Rand's ethics with the ARI's Onkar Ghate . Audio here . Give us your score for bot...
20 comments:
Thursday, March 05, 2009

Objectivism & Economics, Part 22

›
Ayn Rand's insistence on the separation of the economy and the state means that she opposes all regulations, even those that would preve...
11 comments:
Sunday, March 01, 2009

Objectivism & Economics, Part 21

›
Uncertainty. Central to the Objectivist philosophy is the notion that certainy is possible. Rand went so far as to suggest that the denial...
27 comments:
Thursday, February 26, 2009

Thursday Nite Whim-Worshipping

›
An oldie but a goodie from Byrne and Eno. Video by Bruce Conner.
2 comments:
Tuesday, February 24, 2009

The Dubious Parallels

›
Much is being made of the supposed "uncanny similarities" between "Atlas Shrugged" and the current financial crisis. Ye...
43 comments:
Monday, February 23, 2009

The ARI's "Practical" Solution

›
According to the ARI's press release: Sales of “Atlas Shrugged” Soar in the Face of Economic Crisis Washington, D.C., February 23, 2009-...
16 comments:
Sunday, February 22, 2009

Objectivism & Economics, Part 20

›
Privatization of Roads. Leonard Peikoff on his mid-90s radio show on KIEV in Los Angeles stated his belief that public roads should be priv...
36 comments:
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Greenspan Capitulates

›
”It may be necessary to temporarily nationalise some banks in order to facilitate a swift and orderly restructuring,” he said. “I understand...
7 comments:
Monday, February 16, 2009

Taking Ideas Seriously - Pt 1

›
Regular contributor Neil Parille reviews the Objectivist approach to intellectual history. Objectivists claim to “take ideas seriously.” A...
1 comment:
Thursday, February 12, 2009

Thomas F. Bertonneau's criticism of Atlas Shrugged

›
Rand is rarely subjected much in the way of vigorous literary criticism, as most of the criticism is quickly dismissive or shamelessly adula...
21 comments:
‹
›
Home
View web version
Powered by Blogger.