Ethics

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1. You Can't Think for Yourself? The Contradiction of Ayn Rand's Moral Theory

   By Ogg_Vorbis, 14 hours ago
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   • Ogg_Vorbis
   • 4 hours ago

2. How To Be Happy 1 2

   By KyaryPamyu, November 28, 2023
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   • KyaryPamyu
   • 20 hours ago

3. Honesty 1 2

   By Boydstun, October 28, 2022
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   • Boydstun
   • 21 hours ago

4. Original Sham

   By Boydstun, December 30, 2023
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   • Boydstun
   • March 31

5. Can an Objectivist also be ethnically Jewish? 1 2 3

   By visaplace, August 31, 2004
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   • DrJJ
   • March 31

6. "You Can Leave Your Hat On"

   By Boydstun, November 5, 2023
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   • Boydstun
   • March 26

7. Rand and the Greeks

   By Boydstun, January 18, 2020
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   • Boydstun
   • December 26, 2023

8. Self-Sufficient - being Smart, Strong, and Straight

   By monart, September 19, 2023
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   • monart
   • September 19, 2023

9. SAVING YOUR CHILD IN A DROWNING TRAIN: MORAL OR ALTRUISTIC?

   By Seattle_Kyle, August 4, 2023
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   • DavidOdden
   • August 5, 2023

10. Sociobiology. Your children over yourself?

    By Salva, May 31, 2023
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    • Boydstun
    • June 11, 2023

11. Salmieri 2022 Reproduction and the Objectivist Ethics

    By Leif Martyn, June 4, 2023
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    • Leif Martyn
    • June 4, 2023

12. Objectivism and homosexuality dont mix 1 2 3 4 6

    By Superman123, July 11, 2011
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    • Boydstun
    • May 26, 2023

13. Zero-Sum Reasoning

    By HowardRoarkSpaceDetective, May 2, 2023
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    • HowardRoarkSpaceDetective
    • May 2, 2023

14. Ayn Rand’s misunderstood position on altruism

    By merjet, February 3, 2020
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    • Boydstun
    • April 28, 2023

15. Is it moral?

    By Link from Zelda, April 15, 2023
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    • whYNOT
    • April 20, 2023

16. Freedom Versus 'Freedom'

    By KyaryPamyu, March 7, 2023
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    • Eiuol
    • March 22, 2023

17. Demarcating moral responsibility in relation to emotions

    By RupeeRoundhouse, February 27, 2023
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    • Eiuol
    • March 1, 2023

18. What is the explanation for why some people live according to reason, and others don't?

    By The Laws of Biology, January 25, 2022
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    • Grames
    • February 18, 2023

19. In Today's Crazy - Vote with your wallet 1 2 3

    By StrictlyLogical, June 18, 2020
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    • Boydstun
    • February 12, 2023

20. I already know the answer but…

    By happiness, February 5, 2023
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    • dream_weaver
    • February 6, 2023

21. Is the consistent application of egoism as a moral code problematic?

    By RationalEgoist, December 26, 2022   

    • ethics
    • egoism
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    • Doug Morris
    • December 26, 2022

22. The Trolley Problem 1 2 3

    By epistemologue, October 20, 2016
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    • Easy Truth
    • October 30, 2022

23. Why use the Word “Selfishness” explanation only gets you half way there

    By freestyle, June 25, 2022
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    • chuff
    • September 29, 2022

24. Always respecting the rights of others, as found in Objectivism, is a form of altruism or socialism?

    By The Laws of Biology, June 6, 2022
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    • Boydstun
    • June 8, 2022

25. Objectivist values and the personal.

    By Akilah, July 18, 2018
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    • Boydstun
    • May 17, 2022