darren

Hi, I'm writing to announce a new Objectivist study group for college students: The Virtual Objectivist Club (VOC). The Virtual Objectivist Club (VOC) is a free, weekly phone-based discussion group dedicated to the study of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. The VOC is being offered for the first time this 2009 academic year. It's open to any current students who would like to learn more about Objectivism. The VOC is listed on ARI's website as an available college club, so if you don't have a college club at your school but would still like to participate in an Objectivist study group, this is the group for you! More information and an application to join can be found at the VOC website at: http://www.oclubs.org/voc If you know someone who could benefit from this group, thank you for passing the news along!

Actually, around minute 26 in the mp3 file he stated (emphasis mine): He's not saying it with the exact words you used, but what he stated means the same thing.

I only had time to listen to the debate, not the QA, but I had the same thoughts. If I can find the time today I'd like to listen to the entire thing all the way through without distraction. I agree that Objectivists should be able to answer why self-interest would prevent one from violating another's rights in those situations, but I think Huemer's statements went beyond that. I think he asserted that Objectivism would lead to rights-violations when one could "profit" from it, like when the net result could be the gain of one dollar. And that's just not true. Just look at what was quoted on the Think! website. From http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/center/think.shtml: (emphasis mine) if "this ethic" is referring to anything Ayn Rand stated, I'd say the burden of proof would be on him.

A quick, simple question popped in my head as I was reading this thread: What type(s) of information do your emotions provide?