Ethics

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1. Honesty

   By Boydstun, October 28
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   • Boydstun
   • November 19

2. The Trolley Problem 1 2 3

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

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

   By freestyle, June 25
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   • chuff
   • September 29

4. Ayn Rand’s misunderstood position on altruism

   By merjet, February 3, 2020
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   • Boydstun
   • September 28

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

   By The Laws of Biology, January 25
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   • Tenderlysharp
   • June 10

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

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

7. Objectivist values and the personal.

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

8. That Kelley Creature 1 2 3

   By Harrison Danneskjold, March 10
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   • Boydstun
   • May 17

9. Unconditional love?

   By The Laws of Biology, April 16
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   • Doug Morris
   • April 16

10. Was Auguste Comte the real nemesis or antagonist of Ayn Rand?

    By The Laws of Biology, April 14
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    • StrictlyLogical
    • April 16

11. Is "narcissism" a legitimate concept or category?

    By The Laws of Biology, April 14
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    • The Laws of Biology
    • April 14

12. Sacrifice

    By Boydstun, March 20
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    • Boydstun
    • March 21

13. Ayn Rand: "No creator was prompted by a desire to serve his brothers" vs. Beethoven's 9th Symphony

    By The Laws of Biology, March 5
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    • Doug Morris
    • March 5

14. Guyau and Rand

    By Boydstun, December 29, 2021
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    • Boydstun
    • March 4

15. Is it ethical, right, & necessary for unsuccessful people to have low self-esteem?

    By The Laws of Biology, January 23
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    • whYNOT
    • January 25

16. Could it be ethical to sacrifice the life of another human being to an aggressor in order to save one's own life?

    By The Laws of Biology, January 24
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    • tadmjones
    • January 24

17. Is there a mysticism pertaining to the successful Capitalist?

    By The Laws of Biology, January 23
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    • Doug Morris
    • January 23

18. Is it ethical to sacrifice your life in order to uphold a principle of ethics?

    By The Laws of Biology, January 22
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    • Boydstun
    • January 23

19. What if Socialism is the only way for any humans to survive--would Socialism then be ethical?

    By The Laws of Biology, January 19
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    • dream_weaver
    • January 22

20. Does Capitalism include the legal gain of property by use of force? 1 2

    By The Laws of Biology, January 17
    • 32 replies
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    • tadmjones
    • January 19

21. Ayn Rand and her adultery 1 2

    By iplaydrums24, June 12, 2008
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    • mike o
    • December 31, 2021

22. Dewey and Peikoff on Kant's Responsibility

    By Boydstun, December 18, 2013
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    • Boydstun
    • December 11, 2021

23. Rand and the Greeks

    By Boydstun, January 18, 2020
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    • Boydstun
    • December 7, 2021

24. The Value of Colonizing Mars 1 2 3

    By MisterSwig, May 6, 2021   

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    • Harrison Danneskjold
    • October 29, 2021

25. Principles are about fulfillment, not avoiding negative consequences

    By Jonathan Weissberg, June 6, 2021
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    • Sebastien
    • September 24, 2021