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Craig Biddle on Common Mistakes about Ethics
TOS Admin October 11, 2012
Last night Diana Hsieh of Philosophy in Action interviewed Craig Biddle about common mistakes people make in thinking about ethics. The full podcast of the hourlong interview is now available. Discussion encompassed "people's wrong ideas about ethics, including ethics of duty, pragmatism, religious ethics, [and] collectivism." For Biddle's systematic treatment…
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Mistakes People Make in Thinking about Ethics
Craig Biddle October 9, 2012
I’ll be a guest on Diana Hsieh’s Philosophy in Action Talk Radio show tomorrow, Wednesday, October 10, at 6pm Pacific Time. The subject is common mistakes people make in thinking about ethics or morality. We’ll discuss religious ethics, duty ethics, social and subjective ethics, pragmatism, and more. From the Philosophy…
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Objective Standard Mini-Conference, Dallas
TOS Admin September 30, 2012
You are invited to an Objective Standard Mini-Conference on Saturday, October 20, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. LOCATION Double Tree by Hilton 4099 Valley View Lane Dallas, Texas 75244 PROGRAM & SPEAKERS “Religion vs. Morality” by Andrew Bernstein For thousands of years, and continuing to this day, many people believe(d) that…
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TOS Seeking Web Developer
TOS Admin September 24, 2012
The Objective Standard is seeking a part-time web developer to join our team. Candidates must be proficient in asp, php, MySQL database management, Javascript, Jquery, and Wordpress. Candidates must also have relatively strong experience in object-oriented design, as one of the immediate projects is to refactor our current codebase into…
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The Fall 2012 Issue of The Objective Standard
TOS Admin September 21, 2012
The Fall 2012 issue of TOS has been posted to our website. The print edition is at press and will be mailed shortly. The e-book and audio versions will be posted on September 25 and 30 respectively. The contents of the Fall issue are: FEATURES Ayn Rand: America’s Comeback Philosopher…
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Cordair Fine Arts Hosts Fundraiser for Lipana
TOS Admin September 1, 2012
Our friends at Quent Cordair Fine Arts have launched a limited-time fundraiser for Joshua Lipana, involving scarce Ayn Rand posters. From their Facebook page: Joshua Lipana is battling lymphoma. You may know Joshua from his contributions to The Objective Standard magazine. We would like to help him with his mounting…
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Help TOS Reach More Minds with Ayn Rand's Ideas
Craig Biddle August 28, 2012
With Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate, Americans are more curious than ever about Ayn Rand’s ideas and what they mean in practice. This is a golden opportunity to accelerate the spread of Rand’s ideas, and TOS is a vital means to that end. While…
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Help Joshua Lipana Fight Cancer—Update 2
Craig Biddle August 26, 2012
(If you are new to Joshua’s situation, please see my earlier announcements here and here.) I’m delighted to report that Joshua’s prognosis continues to improve. According to his doctors, chemotherapy is working, Joshua’s bone marrow is now cancer-free, and the tumor in his left lung has been reduced to a…
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From the Editor, Fall 2012
Craig Biddle August 20, 2012
Craig Biddle introduces the Fall 2012 issue.
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Help Joshua Lipana Fight Cancer—Update
Craig Biddle August 6, 2012
A hearty “thank you!” to everyone who has contributed to help Joshua Lipana cover the costs of his cancer treatment. To date we’ve raised $13,642 (that’s $2,000 more than GoFundMe shows because one couple generously made a direct donation of $2,000 to Joshua’s PayPal account). But we still have a…