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  1. Unofficial Index to Dr. Peikoff's Podcasts 1 2 3 4 13

    By Forum Publisher,
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  2. Frequently Asked Questions - Read First!

    By brian0918,
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  3. Is there a recording of the Albert Ellis/NB debate?

    By Skylark1,
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  4. What is the origin of consciousness? or What is Consciousness?

    By Jeremy,
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  5. Seeking insights on Objectivism: Benefits and misconceptions

    By KeerthiEva,
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  6. "The pursuit of truth is not important." What is the context and meaning of that Ayn Rand quote?

    By The Laws of Biology,
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  7. Was it really too late for Peter Keating?

    By Ben Archer,
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  8. Am I stupid for thinking Objectivist epistemology and metaphysics are brilliant?

    By Frank,   
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  9. Ayn Rand declared "The Virtue of Selfishness." Would she also declare "The Virtue of Narcissism"?

    By The Laws of Biology,
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  10. Have any prominent Objectivists addressed this point II? 1 2 3 4 19

    By Easy Truth,
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  11. Definition of "selfish", what do we do? 1 2 3 4

    By slacker00,
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  12. Why does life begin at birth? 1 2 3 4

    By Mr Jenko,
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  13. Objectivists are working to save the world from tyranny--isn't that altruism? 1 2 3

    By The Laws of Biology,
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  14. Ayn Rand and her characterizations of William Edward Hickman

    By Lone Cypress,
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  15. Did Sigmund Freud invent “Narcissism” to demote, denigrate, stigmatize, punish, & enslave people who have Self-Esteem?

    By The Laws of Biology,
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  16. How exactly does objectivism disprove skepticism at all?

    By Marvin,
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  17. Ayn Rand's views on transcendentalism?

    By micah,
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  18. Given that there are limits to the rationality of chimpanzees, wolves, dogs, etc., does it not logically follow that there are limits to the rationality of homo sapiens? 1 2 3

    By The Laws of Biology,
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  19. Ayn Rand never drove a car: Could there be philosophical significance to that fact?

    By The Laws of Biology,
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  20. How can a person attain genuine competency or mastery in the subject of Philosophy?

    By The Laws of Biology,
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  21. The Objectivist's Creed: Has anyone ever boiled Objectivism down to a short, memorizable statement? (compare: Apostle's Creed)

    By The Laws of Biology,
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  22. Is it possible for a free country to come about quickly?

    By happiness,
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  23. Can anyone point me to some Objectivist writings on heuristics?

    By TruthSeeker946,
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  24. Are there other books like *The Unity of Philosophical Experience* by Etienne Gilson?

    By William O,
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  25. Does objectivism offer a way to demonstrate that even the purport that nothing is real/the objective doesn't exist/antirealism/idealism/etc is self refuting or otherwise flawed from the start? 1 2

    By Frank,
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