Ethics

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1. Objectivism, Pornography and Masturbation 1 2 3 4 6

   By The Individual, October 9, 2009
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   • ~Sophia~
   • February 20, 2011

2. Selling illegal drugs 1 2 3 4 6

   By mke, September 15, 2009
   • 144 replies
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   • RationalBiker
   • October 3, 2009

3. Are trivial optional choices open to moral evaluation 1 2 3 4 6

   By DavidOdden, February 28, 2010
   • 141 replies
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   • DonAthos
   • June 23, 2011

4. Is masturbation rational, moral? 1 2 3 4 6

   By YGoldenberg, October 2, 2005
   • 139 replies
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   • Atlashrug9
   • July 4, 2006

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

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

6. Rights of Artificial Intelligence 1 2 3 4 6

   By VECT, July 15, 2014
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   • dream_weaver
   • August 3, 2014

7. The Morality of Smoking 1 2 3 4 6

   By Young, April 6, 2004
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   • nofearnolimits
   • May 5, 2006

8. How does Objectivism view adultery? 1 2 3 4 6

   By Moebius, March 26, 2007
   • 132 replies
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   • RationalBiker
   • March 31, 2007

9. Objectivism and Procreation 1 2 3 4 6

   By hernan, July 23, 2012
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   • softwareNerd
   • July 28, 2012

10. Is the Objectivist view of sex flawed? 1 2 3 4 6

    By Dormin111, April 21, 2012
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    • Leonid
    • March 19, 2013

11. Is morality objectively derived from the facts of reality? 1 2 3 4 6

    By tjfields, February 6, 2014
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    • Harrison Danneskjold
    • February 20, 2014

12. Pragmatism 1 2 3 4 5

    By hernan, March 5, 2007
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    • hernan
    • March 22, 2007

13. Eating Meat and Animal Rights 1 2 3 4 5

    By donnywithana, October 13, 2005
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    • Inspector
    • April 24, 2008

14. Torture 1 2 3 4 5

    By Peripeteia, June 19, 2009
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    • CapitalistSwine
    • May 17, 2011

15. Do Objectivists Believe in Categorical Imperatives? 1 2 3 4 5

    By nimble, November 30, 2006
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    • nimble
    • December 9, 2006

16. Ultimate Value 1 2 3 4 5

    By Ryan Hacking, January 14, 2005
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    • AisA
    • January 30, 2005

17. Drunk Objectivists 1 2 3 4 5

    By athena glaukopis, January 3, 2008
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    • D'kian
    • February 16, 2009

18. Do children have property rights independent of parents? 1 2 3 4 5

    By thenelli01, July 30, 2013
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    • dreadrocksean
    • December 28, 2014

19. Truth as Disvalue 1 2 3 4 5

    By StrictlyLogical, November 1, 2017   

    • truth
    • life
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • truth
      • life
      • standard of value
      • ethics
      • evasion
    • 113 replies
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    • MisterSwig
    • February 9, 2020

20. Rand and Peikoff on the Standard of Value 1 2 3 4 5

    By MisterSwig, November 13, 2019   

    • the objectivist ethics
    • opar
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      Tagged with:

      • the objectivist ethics
      • opar
      • the philosophy of ayn rand
      • philosophy of objectivism
    • 112 replies
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    • whYNOT
    • December 7, 2019

21. The family cannot survive without duty. 1 2 3 4 5

    By Jason Hunter, October 8, 2018
    • 111 replies
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    • Invictus2017
    • November 20, 2018

22. Manners 1 2 3 4 5

    By konerko14, June 9, 2006
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    • DavidOdden
    • October 20, 2006

23. Accepting Government Funds 1 2 3 4 5

    By softwareNerd, May 7, 2005
    • 109 replies
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    • SapereAude
    • April 17, 2010

24. Thoughts On Sexual Variety 1 2 3 4 5

    By argive99, May 14, 2004
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    • HaloNoble6
    • October 3, 2004

25. What is the O'ist view on childbirth? 1 2 3 4 5

    By gabrielpm, April 22, 2004
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    • softwareNerd
    • September 14, 2005