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A Capitalist Superhero?

Like any story relying on the fantastic, the superhero film has a test: does the fantastic sharpen and enhance the theme and the conflicts

Jun 16, 2010
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هوغو شميدت
5 Mins
Is Religion Compatible with Objectivism?

Most major religions have believed in the existence of a supernatural realm, a realm beyond the natural world of physical objects and bodies

Jun 14, 2010
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ديفيد كيلي، دكتوراه
4 Mins
Epistemology and Politics: Ayn Rand's Cultural Commentary

Ayn Rand is best known for her novels, which continue to sell hundreds of thousands of copies each year, and for her philosophical essays on

Jun 11, 2010
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ديفيد كيلي، دكتوراه
7 Mins
Free Speech and Postmodernism

In the last lecture, we looked at those arguments that won the debate for free speech. Historically, those arguments were nested in

Jun 11, 2010
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دكتوراه ستيفن هيكيس
7 Mins
Nationalism: Will It Help a Country Thrive?

Nationalism is the doctrine that a unitary cultural and political entity, the nation, should be the organizing principle of society....

Jun 11, 2010
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ويليام توماس
4 Mins
The Asia "Luxe-explosion"

In Tokyo, 94% of women in their 20s own a Louis Vuitton bag. Hong Kong boasts more Gucci and Hermes stores than Paris. China’s passion for l

Jun 7, 2010
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رادا تشادا
4 Mins
Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers Reviewed

Begin with the title. An “outlier,” in statistics, is an observation so far outside the general range of one’s data as to indicate a possibl

Jun 3, 2010
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10 Mins
A Short Course in Rule-Breaking

Near the beginning of the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Butch Cassidy is challenged to a knife fight by another member of his Ho

May 30, 2010
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ديفيد كيلي، دكتوراه
8 Mins
The Left Endorses Abstinence-Only

Liberals have given conservatives much grief over the years for advocating an abstinence-only approach to sex education. “Kids are going....

May 30, 2010
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2 Mins
The Rise of Eliot Spitzer

When Washington Post reporter Brooke Masters set out to write this thorough account of Eliot Spitzer’s career as attorney general of New....

May 21, 2010
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7 Mins
Why Are Vampires So Hot?

You might not think being an undead creature of the night is such an attractive proposition, but peddlers of pulpy fiction know better...

May 7, 2010
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برادلي دوسيت
4 Mins
Is Stephen Hawking Afraid of Aliens?

April 30, 2010 -- Stephen Hawking has a warning for humankind. First of all, the celebrated theoretical physicist believes that there

May 5, 2010
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برادلي دوسيت
5 Mins
Foundations Study Guide: Literary Theory

Aristotle originated the kind of literary theory that emphasizes the objective features of texts and the authorial intentions that those....

May 3, 2010
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ستيفين كوكس
8 Mins
Foundations Study Guide: Montessori Education

Maria Montessori, the first woman to graduate from the University of Rome Medical School, became a doctor in 1896. Her first post was in the

Apr 23, 2010
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مارشا إنرايت
9 Mins
Foundations Study Guide: Philosophy of Mathematics

The philosophy of mathematics is the philosophical study of the concepts and methods of mathematics. It is concerned with the nature of....

Apr 21, 2010
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ديفيد روس
8 Mins
What is the Objectivist view of the art of magic?

Magic and illusion are actions that aim to produce effects that appear to be paranormal or impossible by the laws of logic and nature that

Apr 14, 2010
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ماليني كوشار
2 Mins
Silver Screen as Philosophic Mirror

Cultures, like people, have a sense of life, which Ayn Rand characterized as an "emotional atmosphere." "This emotional atmosphere," she...

Apr 12, 2010
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راسيل لا فالي
10 Mins
What If There Were No America?

June 28, 2003 -- On July 4th, we celebrate the establishment of the United States of America by our Founding Fathers. Since 1776, America

Apr 4, 2010
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إدوارد هودجينز
3 Mins
Political Correctness Still Runs Rampant

January 1, 2001 -- The classics, academic freedom, and justice often seem all but dead on college campuses today. Routinely, colleges and

Apr 4, 2010
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دونالد كوبر
4 Mins
The Human Spirit of Christmas

The holiday season is a time for spiritual reflection, celebration, and frenzied commerce. These activities might seem incompatible. They

Apr 4, 2010
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إدوارد هودجينز
3 Mins

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