Craig Biddle's Articles
Announcements
Facts, Values, and Flourishing—Episode 5 Rescheduled
Craig Biddle August 23, 2018
“Facts, Values, and Flourishing” will resume with episode 5, “Morality as the Science of Human Flourishing,” next Thursday, August 30, at 9:00 PM Eastern Time.
Announcements, Ayn Rand & Objectivism
Will you help TOS fight for your values?
Craig Biddle August 14, 2018
“The work you do is more important than ever, given the sad state of our culture. I am happy to help in any way I can.” —Genie
Politics & Rights
Mark Pellegrino on the American Capitalist Party
Craig Biddle August 13, 2018
“Take the term ‘liberal’ away from the political left. ‘Liberal’ (like ‘progressive’) implies a reasoned, forward-thinking approach to life. It comes from the same root as ‘liberty.’” —Mark Pellegrino
Announcements
From the Editor, Fall 2018
Craig Biddle August 13, 2018
Craig Biddle introduces the Fall 2018 issue of The Objective Standard, with articles by Andrew Bernstein and Timothy Sandefur, interviews with Mark Pellegrino and Jesse McCarthy, and much more.
Announcements, Good Living, Philosophy
Moral Values as Absolute and Conditional
Craig Biddle August 10, 2018
This episode of “Facts, Values, and Flourishing” examines the basic values that support and advance human life, showing why they are both absolute and conditional.
Announcements, Philosophy
Implications of and Objections to Life as the Standard
Craig Biddle August 2, 2018
We’ll look at some key implications of Ayn Rand’s derivation of life as the standard of value, and we’ll consider several objections to her approach and conclusions.
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Identity Politics vs. the Law of Identity
Craig Biddle August 2, 2018
Identity politics is an all-out assault on the law of identity. It holds that an individual is not an individual, that his mind is not his mind, that his values are not his values. What does this mean for identity politics?
History, Philosophy
The Passion of Socialists
Craig Biddle July 31, 2018
Why is there so much passion behind socialism? Consider the psychological and moral context that people bring to the question of which social system to support.
Announcements, Arts & Culture, Good Living
When I met Alex Epstein . . . and why you should attend TOS-Con
Craig Biddle July 30, 2018
Philosophy conferences can be the beginnings of remarkably valuable friendships, opportunities, careers. TOS-Con 2018 will be. Don't miss it!
Announcements, Philosophy
Facts and Values: What’s the Connection?
Craig Biddle July 26, 2018
We’ll consider the fact–value dichotomy, Sam Harris’s failed effort to solve it, and how Ayn Rand derived moral principles from perceptual reality.
History, Philosophy
An Open Letter to Advocates of Identity Politics
Craig Biddle July 19, 2018
Today's spokesmen for identity politics are vague about the principles of their creed. Earlier advocates, however, were quite clear.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy
“Facts, Values, and Flourishing”: A New Video Series
Craig Biddle July 17, 2018
Join us for a series on the relationships between facts, values, and flourishing. We’ll make sense of these issues by going to fundamentals.
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Tommy Robinson’s Right to Free Speech Morally Trumps All Laws That Violate It. (Even That One.) — UK Version
Craig Biddle June 19, 2018
Tommy Robinson morally must be freed. Immediately. And everyone who understands the importance of individual rights, freedom of speech, and objective law morally must demand it.
Politics & Rights
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un: Enemies of Human Life
Craig Biddle June 16, 2018
The president of the country founded on the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness met with and fawned over a dictator who peddles in mass murder, unmitigated tyranny, and unfathomable torture.
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Tommy Robinson’s Right to Free Speech Morally Trumps All Laws That Violate It. (Even That One.)
Craig Biddle June 9, 2018
Tommy Robinson morally must be freed. Immediately. And everyone who understands the importance of individual rights, freedom of speech, and objective law morally must demand it.