Ayn Rand & Objectivism
Ayn Rand & Objectivism
Yaron Brook on Ayn Rand: A Triptych
Craig Biddle March 17, 2009
1. If you’ve not yet read it, don’t miss Yaron Brook’s excellent op-ed “Is Rand Relevant?” in the Wall Street Journal. Here are the opening paragraphs: Ayn Rand died more than a quarter of a century ago, yet her name appears regularly in discussions of our current economic turmoil. Pundits…
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy
Religion vs. Subjectivism: Why Neither Will Do
Craig Biddle February 20, 2009
Examines the alternatives of religion and subjectivism, and shows them to be equally life-thwarting and revealingly similar.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism
Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged and the World Today: An Interview with Yaron Brook
Craig Biddle February 20, 2009
Explains why, more than fifty years ago, Rand was able to project the kinds of crises we are seeing today.
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Rational Egoism in Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead
Craig Biddle April 28, 2008
Who: Andrew Bernstein, professor of philosophy and speaker for the Ayn Rand Institute What: A talk and Q & A examining The Fountainhead and explaining Ayn Rand's morality of rational egoism Where: University of Maryland, Arts Building, Room 2309, College Park, MD When: May 1, 2008, at 8 pm Admission…
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy
Heidi Moore's Argument from Intimidation
Craig Biddle April 12, 2008
On the website of the Wall Street Journal, under the heading “Capitalism Shrugged: Should Ayn Rand Be Required Reading?”—and after stating a few uncontroversial facts, several inaccuracies, and some inconsequential fluff—Heidi Moore gets to her point: Rand has a bit of a reputation problem among those who have not drunk…
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Education & Parenting
More on the Propriety of Donations with 'Strings'
Craig Biddle March 31, 2008
The latest attack on BB&T’s educational donations—and on academic freedom—comes by way of this Charlotte Observer editorial, which opens with the obvious truth that “A public university's faculty and administration—not donors—should have the final say on the content of courses.” The editorial closes with the obvious truth that “it’s wrong…
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Education & Parenting
Rational 'Strings' are Good Things
Craig Biddle March 25, 2008
“Gifts with Strings a Knotty Issue,” is the latest in a recent stream of articles about academics going berserk because BB&T, under the direction of CEO John Allison, has made contributions to universities with the stipulation that Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged be included somewhere in the schools’ curricula. For…
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy
Mere Atheism
Craig Biddle November 5, 2007
During the question period of the otherwise unremarkable debate between Christopher Hitchens and Dinesh D’Souza on the question of “Is Christianity the Problem?” the following two questions were posed to Hitchens: 1) “What [does atheism] have to offer us as an ethics?” and 2) “What standard [of value] can you…
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy
Scrutinizing Scruton's Scrutinizing
Craig Biddle November 3, 2007
Roger Scruton challenges Ayn Rand’s concept of selfishness—by committing the very fallacy Rand identified as the cause of confusion on this issue.
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Lecture: 'Atlas Shrugged and Ayn Rand's Morality of Egoism'
Craig Biddle October 8, 2007
In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Atlas Shrugged, I’ll be speaking at UCLA this Thursday, October 11. What: A talk on “Atlas Shrugged and Ayn Rand’s Morality of Egoism” by Craig Biddle Where: UCLA - Los Angeles, California: Kinsey Pavillion (Knudsen) 1220B When: Thursday, October 11, 2007, 7:00pm–9:00pm Admission…