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Tag Archives: Objectivism
Eric Raymond and Ayn Rand’s Egoism
After getting about halfway through Raymond’s book on the culture and dynamics of the open source movement, “The Cathedral & The Bazaar”, which is a set text for a course I’m studying at university; I began to wonder whether Raymond … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayn Rand, Computer Science, Eric Raymond, ethics, Nietzsche, Objectivism, Open Source, Philosophy
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A critique of the physics of Sir Isaac Newton, in the style of a critique of the philosophy of Ayn Rand
Paragraph 1: Summarise, mispronounce, point to a survey to indicate impartiality. Few people in modern history have had a more profound impact on American physics than has Isaac Newton (pronounced: eeeh-sark nor-tane). A Library of Congress survey found that Newton’s … Continue reading
UK: Free Market Revolution Funding Appeal
Over at The Prometheus Initiative, we’re organising a book launch for Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s ideas can end big government, the upcoming book by Yaron Brook and Don Watkins. The idea is to push the book into the … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Ayn Rand, Don Watkins, Free Market Revolution, Objectivism, The Prometheus Initiative, Yaron Brook
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Objectivism’s Week in London
Last week was awesome. On Tuesday, Yaron Brook spoke at the Institute of Economic Affairs about “Why government keeps growing”. On Wednesday, he spoke in Parliament about “Why bad economics won’t go away” On Thursday, Teresa Bianchi and I made … Continue reading
Andrew Brown wins 1/9th of a free coffee
Hot on the heels of Victoria Bekiempis’ outburst about a philosophy she has not studied, and knows nothing about, comes Andrew Brown’s insane interpretation of Objectivism. Again from The Guardian: It’s hard to see how you could persuade a dedicated … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Brown, Ayn Rand, Guardian, Objectivism, Victoria Bekiempis
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Victoria Bekiempis: Fraud
For a time, I was a devotee of Ayn Rand’s ideas. Now I see what a pernicious philosophy rational egoism is – and how dumb! Says Victoria Bekiempis, in her introduction to her Guardian article: Confessions of a recovering Objectivist. … Continue reading
Objectivist Round Up
Welcome to the September 15th 2011 edition of The Objectivist Round Up. The round up is a weekly collection of selected posts from the Objectivist blogosphere, I am delighted to be this week’s host. In the days following the 10 … Continue reading
Diana Hsieh on Moderation
This is worth watching, a nice exploration of the fallacy of calling for moderation in decision making.
Ayn Rand and Personal Responsibility in The Commentator
For The Commentator, Charles Crawford (former British Ambassador in Sarajevo, Belgrade and Warsaw) writes an article comparing the desire of people to “have the lights without the generators” in the Eurozone crises, so to speak, with the famous train-crash scene … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, Charles Crawford, Economy, Objectivism, Politics
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Ayn Rand or Jesus: Absolutely
The latest fuss in religious right politics is representative Paul Ryan and his apparent devotion to the godless, selfish philosophy of Ayn Rand. Ryan is, despite the fuss, a devout catholic who enjoys Rand’s work. An article by Mark Hemingway … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayn Rand, Catholicism, Christianity, Objectivism, Paul Ryan, Politics, Religion, Republican Party
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