Good Living
Announcements, Good Living, Philosophy
TOS-Con 2018—Registration and Early-Bird Discounts
TOS Admin January 21, 2018
Registration is now open for TOS-Con 2018: Philosophy for Freedom and Flourishing-along with steeply discounted Early-Bird pricing.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Good Living
Contra Ben Shapiro, Rational Self-Interest Is Not Hedonism
Craig Biddle January 10, 2018
Ben Shapiro suggests that rational self-interest is just another name for hedonism. But that makes no sense. Shapiro should (and likely does) know better.
Good Living, Philosophy
Craig Biddle Live: Meaning and Morality in a Godless Universe
Craig Biddle January 10, 2018
Religionists (and existentialists) claim that meaning and morality can’t exist in a godless, purposeless universe. They’re wrong. Here’s why.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Good Living
Carrie-Ann Biondi on Ayn Rand’s Enduring Appeal
Jon Hersey December 12, 2017
In a world filled with charged rhetoric where increasing volume tends to turn people off, Biondi calmly and coherently explains key principles of Rand’s philosophy and controversies surrounding it.
Good Living, Philosophy
Don’t Thank Producers for “Giving Back”—Just Thank Them for Producing and Giving
Jake Hanley November 28, 2017
When producers give to charities, they are not “giving back.” They are simply giving—and they should be thanked accordingly.
Good Living, Philosophy, Reviews
Intelligent Disobedience, by Ira Chaleff
Craig Biddle November 25, 2017
Craig Biddle reviews Intelligent Disobedience: Doing Right When What You’re Told to Do Is Wrong, by Ira Chaleff
Good Living, Science & Technology
My Non-Sacrificial Donation of Stem Cells to Save a Life
Mark Coldren March 14, 2017
College student Mark Coldren recounts his experience and reasons for donating stem cells to save the life of a man halfway around the globe.
Education & Parenting, Good Living, Reviews
Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier Family, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Daniel Wahl August 14, 2016
Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier Family, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish; reviewed by Daniel Wahl.
Good Living, Philosophy
Reclaiming Spirituality for Lovers of Life
Craig Biddle July 30, 2016
Religion and other false philosophies have corrupted people’s conceptions of spirituality; it is time to reclaim the field and its key terms.
Good Living, Philosophy
Richard M. Salsman on Caricatures of Self-Interest
Craig Biddle July 16, 2016
Richard Salsman examines, one by one, the most common misconceptions about self-interest, exposing the major errors involved in each.