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Vladimir Shlapentokh's Flagrant Dishonesty Regarding Ayn Rand
Alan Germani October 28, 2010
I recently posted about Vladimir Shlapentokh’s opinion piece in the Christian Science Monitor, in which he misrepresents Ayn Rand’s ideas and calls for Tea Partiers to distance themselves from her. In that post, I focused solely on his absurd claims about Rand’s politics; here, for those who may be interested…
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Should Tea Partiers Abandon or Embrace Ayn Rand?
Alan Germani October 21, 2010
[caption id="attachment_28169" align="alignright" width="241"] Image: Wikimedia Commons[/caption] In a recent Christian Science Monitor editorial, Vladimir Shlapentokh suggests that the popularity of Ayn Rand among Tea Partiers should “concern all Americans” and recommends that Tea Partiers distance themselves from the 20th-century philosopher and novelist. Why? According to Shlapentokh, Ayn Rand was…
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy
Six Clarifying Quotes on Honesty
Daniel Wahl September 27, 2010
In Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist, Tara Smith dives deep into the virtues on which life depends, showing why they are requirements and what they demand. Here are six quotes I particularly liked, from Smith's chapter on honesty: "As the refusal to fake reality, honesty consists in a deliberate,…
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Reviews
Review: The Passion of Ayn Rand’s Critics, by James Valliant
Roderick Fitts August 20, 2010
Roderick Fitts reviews The Passion of Ayn Rand’s Critics: The Case Against the Brandens, by James Valliant.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism
Why Anthony Daniels Smears Ayn Rand
Alan Germani May 20, 2010
Examines Daniels’s recent New Criterion article “Ayn Rand: Engineer of Souls” and ponders the question, “Why, to the detriment of his own credibility, would an otherwise capable intellectual so grossly misrepresent Rand’s actual views—and do so, not at a cocktail party, but in a public forum?”
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The OList Empire of Excellence
Craig Biddle May 15, 2010
Here’s a note from Diana Hsieh about her growing empire of excellence in activism and living: Hi, I'm Diana Hsieh. I'm an Objectivist and a recent Ph.D in philosophy. I oversee an independent network of e-mail lists for friendly discussion and information-sharing among advocates of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. They are…
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…
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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.