Philosophy
Announcements, Philosophy
The Most Powerfully Life-Enhancing Conference of the Year
Craig Biddle November 11, 2017
You’re invited to The Objective Standard’s first annual summer conference—TOS-Con 2018: Philosophy for Freedom and Flourishing.
Announcements, Philosophy
Craig Biddle Live: Principles, Precision, and Context
Craig Biddle November 8, 2017
This week’s episode of Craig Biddle Live will address the importance of precision in formulating principles and of context in applying them.
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Letter to the Editor on “Libertarianism vs. Radical Capitalism”
TOS Admin October 29, 2017
“Your critique of libertarianism . . . is, by far, the most effective and persuasive critique of libertarianism that I’ve ever encountered.”
Arts & Culture, Philosophy
Nobel Prize Awarded to Kazuo Ishiguro—Kindred Spirit of Balph Eubank (from Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged)
Jon Hersey October 10, 2017
Ishiguro “uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world”—just like a villain from Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged.
Philosophy
Lt. Gen. Silveria’s Stand Against Racism, and His Unfortunate Paean to “Diversity”
Jon Hersey October 3, 2017
Lt. Gen. Silveria should be commended for standing up against racism, but his claim that the solution involves “diversity” is problematic at best.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy
Egoism, Benevolence, and Generosity
Craig Biddle May 21, 2017
Although benevolence and generosity are not universally life-serving and thus are not moral virtues per se, they can be, and often are, profoundly selfish.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy
Ben Shapiro Denies and Affirms the Law of Identity
Craig Biddle May 1, 2017
Ben Shapiro claims that all philosophic foundations are subjective, but, in action, he reaffirms the objectivity of some.
Philosophy
A Step Toward Rational Secularism Is Better than None
Craig Biddle April 28, 2017
Addresses criticisms of “The Shapiro Principle” with questions about how best to encourage religious people to embrace reason and freedom.
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
The Shapiro Principle: A Godsend for Lovers of Liberty
Craig Biddle April 26, 2017
The Shapiro Principle is the means to a mass movement that grounds rights, freedom, and capitalism in reason, observation, and logic.
Philosophy, Science & Technology
Reason and Capitalism, or Unreason and Environmentalism: Choose Wisely
Craig Biddle April 21, 2017
If liberating a bulldozer’s dharma nature and returning it to the Earth strikes you as crazy, you’re not using your reptilian cortex.