Ayn Rand & Objectivism
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Reviews
Review: Essays on Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged
Daniel Wahl February 20, 2010
Daniel Wahl reviews Essays on Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, edited by Robert Mayhew.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy
Virtue and the Realization of Human Life: Response to Roderick Long on Ayn Rand
Wendell Hoenir February 3, 2010
In my last post, I responded to Will Wilkinson's allegation that Ayn Rand's ethical egoism cannot support the principle of individual rights, because the egoist has no self-interested reason to refrain from using force against others. Wilkinson contended that bureaucrats who feast at the public trough seem to fulfill their…
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Force versus Egoism and Happiness: Response to Will Wilkinson on Ayn Rand
Wendell Hoenir January 25, 2010
Commenting on the recent revival of interest in Ayn Rand, libertarian blogger Will Wilkinson recently asserted that while "Rand's emphasis on the role of individual rights in generating creativity and entrepreneurial effort remains enlightening," her moral justification for individual rights fails. Wilkinson, himself a former Ayn Rand enthusiast who became…
Announcements, Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy, Politics & Rights
The Source and Nature of Rights, Part IV
TOS Admin January 21, 2010
Part four of Craig Biddle’s six-hour seminar The Source and Nature of Rights has been posted to UFM’s website and is accessible for free. In this section, Mr. Biddle concludes his discussion of Ayn Rand’s ethics and theory of rights.
Announcements, Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy, Politics & Rights
The Source and Nature of Rights, Part III
TOS Admin January 15, 2010
Part three of Craig Biddle’s six-hour seminar The Source and Nature of Rights has been posted to UFM’s website and is accessible for free. In this section, Mr. Biddle continues his discussion of Ayn Rand’s ethics and theory of rights.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Reviews
Review: Goddess of the Market, by Jennifer Burns
Robert Mayhew November 20, 2009
Robert Mayhew reviews Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right, by Jennifer Burns.
Announcements, Ayn Rand & Objectivism
The Objectivist Club Network's Mentoring Program
Craig Biddle November 12, 2009
Here's a note from Matt Gerber of The Objectivist Club Network: The Objectivist Club Network is launching a new program: providing guidance and assistance to individuals who want to start a new Objectivist community club. There are dozens of community groups currently in existence, many of them are incredibly vibrant…
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Virtual Objectivist Club
Craig Biddle August 26, 2009
Here’s a note from Keith Schacht, who is involved in the start up of a new organization called the Virtual Objectivist Club (OCN). I helped start the Objectivist Club Network (OCN), an organization dedicated to helping all Objectivist Campus Clubs. OCN is not affiliated with the Ayn Rand Institute, although…
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Reviews
Review: Objectively Speaking, edited by Marlene Podritske and Peter Schwartz
Dina Schein Federman August 20, 2009
Dina Schein Federman reviews Objectively Speaking: Ayn Rand Interviewed, edited by Marlene Podritske and Peter Schwartz.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy
The Is–Ought Gap: Subjectivism’s Technical Retreat
Craig Biddle May 20, 2009
Examines the so-called is–ought gap, the claim that moral principles cannot be derived from observable facts, and highlights the need of a solution.