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

By The Laws of Biology, October 14, 2023 in Questions about Objectivism

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

By The Laws of Biology, January 25, 2022 in Ethics

Ayn Rand declared "The Virtue of Selfishness." Would she also declare "The Virtue of Narcissism"?

By The Laws of Biology, December 27, 2022 in Questions about Objectivism

Was it easy or normal for Soviet citizens in 1925 to get a visa to visit the USA? If not, why did Ayn Rand get her visa?

By The Laws of Biology, November 9, 2022 in History

  

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Did the KGB or other Soviet agency keep a file on Ayn Rand/Alisa Rosenbaum? Has any such file been found in the USSR gov't archives?

By The Laws of Biology, November 8, 2022 in History

  

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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 in Ethics

Objectivists are working to save the world from tyranny--isn't that altruism? 1 2 3

By The Laws of Biology, August 19, 2021 in Questions about Objectivism

Metaphysical sanction (authorization) for an ethical system vs. Supernatural, Pragmatic, or Biological Sanction

By The Laws of Biology, April 16, 2022 in Metaphysics and Epistemology

Unconditional love?

By The Laws of Biology, April 16, 2022 in Ethics

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

By The Laws of Biology, April 14, 2022 in Ethics

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

By The Laws of Biology, April 16, 2022 in Questions about Objectivism

Is "narcissism" a legitimate concept or category?

By The Laws of Biology, April 14, 2022 in Ethics

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, February 23, 2022 in Questions about Objectivism

"The Shawshank Redemption" (film): Does Objectivism's ethical rejection of altruism lead to a negative evaluation of this film?

By The Laws of Biology, March 1, 2022 in Visual Arts

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, 2022 in Ethics

Is there any music that expresses the soul or spirit of Ayn Rand's life and/or philosophy of Objectivism?

By The Laws of Biology, February 23, 2022 in Music

Ayn Rand never drove a car: Could there be philosophical significance to that fact?

By The Laws of Biology, February 22, 2022 in Questions about Objectivism

How can a person attain genuine competency or mastery in the subject of Philosophy?

By The Laws of Biology, February 21, 2022 in Questions about Objectivism

The Objectivist's Creed: Has anyone ever boiled Objectivism down to a short, memorizable statement? (compare: Apostle's Creed)

By The Laws of Biology, January 23, 2022 in Questions about Objectivism

Could there be a fully comic novel that is also fully Objectivist in philosophy?

By The Laws of Biology, January 26, 2022 in Literature

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

By The Laws of Biology, January 23, 2022 in Ethics

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, 2022 in Ethics

What is wrong with art that depicts life as it is, instead of art that depicts ideals that few or none ever actualize?

By The Laws of Biology, January 23, 2022 in Aesthetics

"Don't Look Up" — Climate change: Is there a prevailing view among Objectivists about what, if anything, should be done right now about anthropogenic climate change?

By The Laws of Biology, January 23, 2022 in Movies, Shows, and Theatre

Is there a mysticism pertaining to the successful Capitalist?

By The Laws of Biology, January 23, 2022 in Ethics