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哲學

哲學

道德有什麼用?

In Viable Values, Tara Smith sets forth an exposition of Ayn Rand's metaethical theory and defends it against competing views regarding the

Oct 22, 2010
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威爾·威爾金森
10 分鐘
Teaching Virtue in a Postmodern World

James Davison Hunter, a professor of sociology and religious studies at the University of Virginia and director of the Institute for

2010-10-20
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10 分鐘
供給側倫理

一位患有臨床抑鬱症的作家從百憂解中找到了緩解。意識到藥物的發明者對她的生活產生了多麼深遠的影響......

2010-10-20
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David Kelley Ph.D
The Relevance of Philosophy

One firm belief that I bring to the Business Rights Center is: Philosophy matters. Without a theoretical defense of the fundamentals...

Oct 17, 2010
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3 分鐘
Faith and Funding: What Is the Root of the Stem Cell Controversy?

September 2001 -- The current debate over federal funding of embryonic stem cell research raises two basic questions: "Is it morally and

Oct 15, 2010
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Patrick Stephens & David Kelley
6 分鐘
社區與美國個人主義

November 2001 -- One of the most popular mantras, following the terrorist attacks of September 11, declares how great it is to see Americans

Oct 14, 2010
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肖恩·克萊因
5 分鐘
The Roots of the West

December 2001 -- Greek Ways: How the Greeks Created Western Civilization . By Bruce Thornton. (San Francisco, California: Encounter Books..

Oct 13, 2010
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10 分鐘
民主的腐敗

政治改革者長期以來一直夢想著從民主的殿堂中趕走錢。他們認為,來自富人和利益集團的競選捐款購買了影響力——政府補貼、繁瑣的法規減免和立法的特殊利益修正案——違反了“一人一票”的原則。在選舉季節,金錢也為磨人的“問題廣告”買單,毒害了民主理想主義者夢寐以求的理性討論的城鎮會議氣氛。

2010-10-12
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David Kelley Ph.D
11 分
Virtue of Selfishness

Ayn Rand rejects altruism, the view that self-sacrifice is the moral ideal. She argues that the ultimate moral value, for each human individ

Oct 4, 2010
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J. Raibley
4 分鐘
J. Raibley

Ayn Rand rejects altruism, the view that self-sacrifice is the moral ideal. She argues that the ultimate moral value, for each human individ

Oct 4, 2010
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J. Raibley
4 分鐘
無受害者犯罪

Objectivism holds that the basis of all law should be individual rights to life, liberty, and property. These rights are commonly called...

Oct 4, 2010
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Suicide

Objectivism does not hold that happiness is the ultimate goal. It holds that happiness is the ultimate purpose in life.This is an important

Sep 30, 2010
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Thomas Paine's Influence on Ayn Rand

To my knowledge, Ayn Rand came somewhat independently to her own views. She may have imbibed Paine second-hand through such Old-Right

Sep 30, 2010
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體育、團隊和集體主義

體育是程式化的體育活動,通常需要有限的人才,但它們在這些領域表現出色

Sep 30, 2010
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2 分鐘
Sociobiology and Altruism

Sociobiology is the doctrine that we have fundamental behaviors and psychological characteristics that are explained by the incentives

Sep 30, 2010
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Social Security

If I understand the Bush administration's proposal from early 2005, it was intended to transition the Social Security system to something

Sep 30, 2010
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2 分鐘
Suicide and Assisted Suicide

The question of the moral permissibility of suicide for an egoistic philosophy is fascinating. It is challenging for Objectivism , which

Sep 30, 2010
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威廉·戴爾
4 分鐘
Scholarship and Ayn Rand's Writing

It is my view that scholarly writing has several distinctive characteristics: It shows careful reading of primary sources and a thorough

Sep 30, 2010
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2 分鐘
Spiritual Values

Objectivists mean by "spiritual values" those values that fulfill the needs of human consciousness. The word "spirit" indeed refers

Sep 30, 2010
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2 分鐘
Rationalism and Objectivism

On the general level, Objectivism and Rationalism differ because the former is a philosophical system encompassing metaphysics, epistemology

2010-9-29
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肖恩·克萊因
2 分鐘

Wir fördern den offenen Objektivismus: die Philosophie der Vernunft, der Leistung, des Individualismus und der Freiheit.