Philosophy
Philosophy
The Tree of Life Massacre: Murder of the Good for Being Good
Craig Biddle October 29, 2018
Our hearts go out to the victims of the massacre and to their friends and families, and our hats are off to the first responders and police.
Announcements, Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Good Living, Philosophy, Politics & Rights
You can now watch and share TOS-Con 2018 videos on YouTube!
Craig Biddle September 20, 2018
If you missed TOS-Con 2018: Philosophy for Freedom and Flourishing—or if you attended and would like to share sessions with friends—check out this playlist.
Announcements, Philosophy
Virtue as the Art of Human Flourishing
Craig Biddle September 20, 2018
In this episode of “Facts, Values, and Flourishing,” we’ll look at the nature of virtue in the context of a rational, life-based morality.
Education & Parenting, History, Philosophy
Marva Collins, Her Method, and Her ‘Philosophy for Living’
Carrie-Ann Biondi August 30, 2018
Thousands of students who had been written off as “unteachable” were able to lead meaningful, productive lives because one woman refused to give up on them.
Good Living, Philosophy
The Human Flourishing Project Podcast: Incredible Value for ‘Students of Life’
Jon Hersey August 24, 2018
Despite the fact that more knowledge exists today than at any other point in history, “Human beings lack reliable access to the knowledge they need to flourish.” Alex Epstein is working to fix this problem.
Education & Parenting, Philosophy
Heroes and Villains in American Education
Andrew Bernstein August 13, 2018
Though their originators are mostly dead and gone, the ideas that sunk American education are still operative today. Those who offered rational alternatives have had little influence—but we can change that.
Announcements, Good Living, Philosophy
Moral Values as Absolute and Conditional
Craig Biddle August 10, 2018
This episode of “Facts, Values, and Flourishing” examines the basic values that support and advance human life, showing why they are both absolute and conditional.
Announcements, Philosophy
Implications of and Objections to Life as the Standard
Craig Biddle August 2, 2018
We’ll look at some key implications of Ayn Rand’s derivation of life as the standard of value, and we’ll consider several objections to her approach and conclusions.
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Identity Politics vs. the Law of Identity
Craig Biddle August 2, 2018
Identity politics is an all-out assault on the law of identity. It holds that an individual is not an individual, that his mind is not his mind, that his values are not his values. What does this mean for identity politics?
History, Philosophy
The Passion of Socialists
Craig Biddle July 31, 2018
Why is there so much passion behind socialism? Consider the psychological and moral context that people bring to the question of which social system to support.