Sep 10
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Objectivist Blog Carnival
Welcome to the September 16, 2010 edition of Objectivist Round Up!
“There are two sides to every issue: one is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil. The man who is wrong still retains some respect for the truth, if only by respecting the responsibility of choice. But the man in the middle is the knave who blanks out the truth in order to pretend that no choice or values exist, who is willing to sit out the course of any battle, willing to cash in on the blood of the innocent or to crawl on his belly to the guilty,who dispenses justice by condemning both the robber and the robbed to jail, who solves conflicts by ordering the thinker and the fool to meet each other halfway. In any compromise between food and poison, it is only death that can win. In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can profit.” (AS, 965)
This reminds me of Dante:
“The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.”
On that note, here is this week’s carnival!
Paul McKeever presents The Quran, Peaceniks, and the Intellectual H-Bomb posted at Paul McKeever, saying, “I trust you will find this at least thought provoking, especially given the debate about Leonard Peikoff’s position on the Ground Zero mosque.”
Roderick Fitts presents Induction of Egoism posted at Inductive Quest, saying, “I present my induction of egoism, based on Dr. Peikoff’s ‘Objectivism Through Induction’ lecture course. And I learned a little about myself in the process.”
Rachel Miner presents Hyperlexia: A Cozy Fit posted at The Playful Spirit, saying, “Sharing an article about Hyperlexia and how this label has helped me with both understanding and teaching. (Although, my son has just spent the week amazing me with his advances in inferences from pictures. He looked at a picture of a man with tools and was able to fill in the blank correctly _ix (fix)!)”
Roderick Fitts presents McCaskey, Private Concerns, and Induction in the History of Science posted at Inductive Quest, saying, “A post on the issues surrounding Dr. McCaskey’s recent resignation from the ARI. I discuss what I think was the intent of McCaskey’s criticisms of Harriman’s book, and the issues of induction raised as a result of them.”
John Drake presents Are irrational values of value? posted at Try Reason!, saying, “Fun analyzing the two senses of “value” used by Rand in The Objectivist Ethics.”
Roberto Sarrionandia presents The Ugly & The Violent posted at Roberto Sarrionandia, saying, “Why Obama’s condemnation of the Qur’an burning is a misuse of causality and a perversion of priority.”
Jeff Montgomery presents Castle Rock Run posted at Fun With Gravity, saying, “This is about a scenic run from my summer vacation, with photos.”
John McVey presents Response to anarchism: answer 2 posted at John J McVey, saying, “This grounds the process of the institution of government itself in what is right for individuals to do, and shows where Miss Rand’s comments on government fit into individual action.”
Zip presents Only by Permission #5 posted at UNCOMMON SENSE, saying, “Where the scientific method is observable, empirical, measurable and political.”
Diana Hsieh presents My August Thyroid Labs posted at NoodleFood, saying, “It’s not easy to find the sweet spot in managing hypothyroidism — at least not for me.”
Ari Armstrong presents 9/11 Rallies Clash over NYC Islamic Center posted at Free Colorado, saying, “Bob Glass investigated the rallies for and against the Islamic Center near Ground Zero. Here are his reflections.”
Rational Jenn presents Turning a FAIL into a WIN posted at Rational Jenn, saying, “The other day, I turned a terrible parenting day around, by modeling and practicing some virtuous behavior.”
Paul Hsieh presents PJM OpEd: Get Ready For Your Health Care ‘Re-Education’ posted at We Stand FIRM, saying, “My latest PJM piece was on the government’s latest Orwellian moves to “re-educate” us on ObamaCare — and how we can fight back.”
Jared Rhoads presents Twead #5: Arthur Brooks posted at The Lucidicus Project, saying, “Some highlights and reactions to “The Battle,” a book by Arthur C. Brooks.”
Joshua John M. Lipana presents Censorship Strengthens Islamists posted atCapitalism Magazine.
Earl Parson presents Day 30: A Successful Tour! posted at Creatures of Prometheus, saying, “Last weekend I hosted members of the Atlanta Objectivist Society (aka ATLOS) for a tour of the house I designed that is being built in East Tennessee. I can’t think of a nicer way to spend a weekend afternoon, than sharing my achievement with such a lovely, benevolent group of people.”
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