Under laissez-faire capitalism, I doubt that there would be any blanket legal duty to reveal information that would harm one’s business....

Jan 26, 2011

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Ayn Rand criticized both the “liberal” Left and the “conservative” Right poles of American politics. She identified both major political

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Induction is the process of reaching general conclusions from particular facts. It is contrasted in logic with deduction, which is the proce

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In a society that is basically Objectivist in its beliefs and laws, the only actions that would be illegal would be those that impose harm o

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April 2008 -- If Wernher von Braun had died in 1945 at the end of World War Two, he would have been remembered as the man who led the team..

Jan 26, 2011

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Taylor Dinerman

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Humanism is the doctrine that there is only the real world, that reason is our means of knowledge, and that human well-being in this life is

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Objectivists would try to employ any technology that reliably allowed them to live longer, fuller lives. It is wonderful and life-affirming

Jan 26, 2011

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Question: I found the following text in an article by Patrick O'Neil (Journal of Libertarian Studies, vol. 7, no. 1) and would like to know

Jan 26, 2011

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Eyal Mozes

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April 2008 -- Editor’s note: I’m pleased to yield my usual editorial space this month to Gene Holloway, director of operations and

Jan 26, 2011

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Eugene C. Holloway

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Your argument is correct. But I will elaborate a little to make clear the Objectivist view.....

Jan 26, 2011

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Love is an essential value we obtain from other people. In giving love, we are responding to our own values realized and made beautiful by a

Jan 26, 2011

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Andrew Bissell

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Ayn Rand maintained the necessity of a government that kept its “hands off” the private lives of its citizens, while at the same time......

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Malini Kochhar

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Down here in south Texas, I’m occasionally drawn unawares into conversations with congregants of the evangelical Cornerstone Church, whose..

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Robert L. Jones

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Contrary to logical positivism, the cognitive meaning of a statement is not equal to its means of verification. Instead, the meaning of a...

Jan 26, 2011

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Richard Shedenhelm

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An ideal Objectivist society would be one where there would be maximum individual freedom, and minimum governmental functions, primary among

Jan 26, 2011

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Malini Kochhar

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People act unselfishly all the time. Indeed, that is one key to what is wrong with much of the world. It certainly explains why so many love

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Question: Why is there no right to health care? Answer: The concept of an entitlement to health care has gained widespread support. Article 25 of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including … medical care.” Both the Democratic and Republican Party Platforms include language affirming their commitments to maintain “accessible” and “affordable” health care.

Jan 25, 2011

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Question: If happiness is the highest moral goal humans can achieve, selfishness is virtuous and people should only receive what they deserve (no gifts), does Objectivism endorse cruelty or, on the other hand, giving help or aid to other forms of life (including humans) when they increase the selfish person’s happiness?

Jan 25, 2011

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Question: European views have diverged substantially with Objectivist thinking since the treaty of Maastricht. Given this, what would be a reasonable approach for the United States to influence the thinking of this highly developed region? Answer: Objectivism calls for a political and moral revolution. In politics, it calls for absolute respect for human rights to life, liberty, and property. This means the separation of the state from the economy as well as from religion. For more on this, see my Q&A: " What is the Objectivist View of Law and Government? " or my essay " Radical for Capitalism ."

Jan 25, 2011

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Thomas Sowell had a fine column yesterday, celebrating the achievements of John D. Rockefeller. Better yet, he put his tribute in proper context: “ Heroes of Old Were Creators—Not Talkers .” That is a bit of an exaggeration, inasmuch as great orators have long been celebrated. Perhaps a better title would have been: “Heroes of Old Were Creators—Not Just Talkers.”

Jan 25, 2011

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