Ethics

1193 topics in this forum

1. Question About Animal Cruelty 1 2 3 4 8

   By m0zart, January 24, 2004
   • 175 replies
   • 20.8k views
   • 
   • Lathanar
   • August 21, 2006

2. Why is life not intrinsically good? 1 2 3 4 7

   By Eiuol, March 25, 2010
   • 165 replies
   • 19.3k views
   • 
   • Mindy
   • July 29, 2010

3. Is stealing moral or immoral, and why? 1 2 3

   By FredAnyman, June 17, 2014
   • 63 replies
   • 18.7k views
   • 
   • Harrison Danneskjold
   • August 1, 2014

4. Is it ever OK to hit someone? 1 2 3 4

   By cliveandrews, October 29, 2009
   • 75 replies
   • 18.4k views
   • 
   • RationalBiker
   • November 6, 2009

5. Selling illegal drugs 1 2 3 4 6

   By mke, September 15, 2009
   • 144 replies
   • 18.2k views
   • 
   • RationalBiker
   • October 3, 2009

6. What are the obligations of a biological father? 1 2 3 4 7

   By KevinD, July 24, 2004
   • 157 replies
   • 17.5k views
   • 
   • Repairman
   • October 31, 2013

7. Late Term Abortion 1 2 3 4 8

   By thenelli01, March 8, 2019
   • 186 replies
   • 17.4k views
   • 
   • MisterSwig
   • July 8, 2019

8. Is it immoral to keep getting refunds for books you've bought? 1 2 3 4 8

   By JacobGalt, August 7, 2010
   • 187 replies
   • 17.1k views
   • 
   • Jonathan13
   • September 10, 2010

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

   By donnywithana, October 13, 2005
   • 122 replies
   • 17.1k views
   • 
   • Inspector
   • April 24, 2008

10. Are you stealing if you find money?

    By Altan, September 27, 2010
    • 21 replies
    • 17k views
    • 
    • Blake Vignola
    • January 15, 2017

11. Objectivists Need A Church, Too 1 2 3

    By DavidV, August 7, 2003
    • 68 replies
    • 16.8k views
    • 
    • LaszloWalrus
    • January 31, 2007

12. The Ends Justifying the Means 1 2 3

    By Nxixcxk, December 5, 2004
    • 61 replies
    • 16.7k views
    • 
    • $$$
    • September 28, 2006

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

    By thenelli01, July 30, 2013
    • 113 replies
    • 16.7k views
    • 
    • dreadrocksean
    • December 28, 2014

14. Conflicting Conclusions and therefore Conflict of Interest 1 2 3 4 13

    By Easy Truth, October 2, 2020
    • 301 replies
    • 16.4k views
    • 
    • StrictlyLogical
    • April 26, 2021

15. The ethics of poisoning my cat and the abortion dilemma 1 2 3

    By Hotu Matua, April 5, 2012
    • 54 replies
    • 16.2k views
    • 
    • dream_weaver
    • May 25, 2012

16. "Egoism and Others" by Merlin Jetton 1 2 3 4 7

    By Boydstun, June 26, 2018
    • 173 replies
    • 16.1k views
    • 
    • Boydstun
    • July 23, 2018

17. Secondhand CDs 1 2 3 4 7

    By TheAllotrope, October 2, 2009
    • 155 replies
    • 16.1k views
    • 
    • ex_banana-eater
    • May 2, 2010

18. Ayn Rand's Immortal Indestructible Robot 1 2 3 4

    By Godless Capitalist, September 26, 2004
    • 84 replies
    • 15.9k views
    • 
    • softwareNerd
    • September 14, 2014

19. The Morality of Smoking 1 2 3 4 6

    By Young, April 6, 2004
    • 134 replies
    • 15.6k views
    • 
    • nofearnolimits
    • May 5, 2006

20. Drunk Objectivists 1 2 3 4 5

    By athena glaukopis, January 3, 2008
    • 114 replies
    • 15.6k views
    • 
    • D'kian
    • February 16, 2009

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

    By visaplace, August 31, 2004
    • 53 replies
    • 15.4k views
    • 
    • DrJJ
    • March 31

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

    By Dormin111, April 21, 2012
    • 128 replies
    • 15.4k views
    • 
    • Leonid
    • March 19, 2013

23. Ultimate Value 1 2 3 4 5

    By Ryan Hacking, January 14, 2005
    • 118 replies
    • 15.4k views
    • 
    • AisA
    • January 30, 2005

24. Life as an End in Itself, a Standard, and Ultimate End 1 2 3 4 7

    By Ifat Glassman, October 6, 2006
    • 167 replies
    • 15.2k views
    • 
    • IAmMetaphysical
    • December 1, 2006

25. Fractional Reserve Banking versus Ayn Rand's Ethics 1 2 3 4 5

    By Paul McKeever, November 5, 2008
    • 104 replies
    • 14.9k views
    • 
    • Dynamite
    • August 15, 2010