Archive for 2011

Merry Xmas!

December 24, 2011

by Jason Stotts Merry Xmas to all of my readers and listeners! Automatically Generated Related Posts:Happy Zombie Jesus Day!

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Erosophia Podcast #1

December 21, 2011

by Jason Stotts Welcome to the very first episode of the Erosophia Podcast!  Although it’s been a while in the making, I’m happy to announce that the very first episode is finished and available for your aural pleasure.  In it, I talk about Erosophia, what I want to do with the podcast, and about myself. [...]

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Letters

December 15, 2011

by Jason Stotts Sometimes I get a little depressed about my work here on Erosophia and on my book-in-progress Eros and Ethos. It’s not that I’m not proud of what I’m doing, because I am. But sometimes it seems like I’m not getting anywhere. My progress on Eros and Ethos is moving at a snail’s [...]

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Objectivist Blog Carnival

December 15, 2011

Welcome to the December 15, 2011 edition of the Objectivist Round Up. Today’s quote is Ayn Rand’s response to whether an atheist should celebrate christmas: Yes, of course. A national holiday, in this country, cannot have an exclusively religious meaning. The secular meaning of the Christmas holiday is wider than the tenets of any particular [...]

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SoCal Objectivists Shooting Range Trip

December 8, 2011

by Jason Stotts The SoCal Objectivists are heading to the shooting range on Sunday night.  We’re meeting at the LA Gun Club at 7:30 where we’ll be getting a couple of lanes and killing some paper zombies.  We’ll be there until around 9 or so, when we’ll retire to a nearby bar or restaurant for [...]

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ARI Internships

December 2, 2011

by Jason Stotts The Ayn Rand Institute (ARI) announced their 2012 summer internships today: The Ayn Rand Institute is now accepting applications for its 2012 summer internship program! This unique three-week program is aimed at college undergraduates new to Ayn Rand’s novels, philosophy and the debate surrounding them, and combines an educational curriculum on these [...]

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Assorted News

December 1, 2011

by Jason Stotts 1. Sex by Numbers - an interesting look into the growing polyamory movement. The article is well written and seems well researched.  It’s worth a read if you’re interested in learning a little more about polyamory. Over the past decade, polyamory has gone from being a fringe trend to a bona fide scene [...]

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Same-Sex Marriage

November 30, 2011

by Jason Stotts The thing that many people forget about same-sex marriage is that it’s…just marriage. Marriage should be about love and love takes many forms. Automatically Generated Related Posts:California’s Prop 8New York Legalizes Same-Sex MarriageReview: The Selfish Path to RomanceIt’s a Good Day to be GayFormspring: When is Sex Appropriate?

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Stolen Paternity

November 29, 2011

by Jason Stotts This is one of those stories that makes you feel like you’re reading fiction: not just any fiction, but fiction by an author who is very clever and original.  At least, I wish it were fiction.  For the most part it’s a rather common story: boy meets girl, boy and girl have [...]

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Objectivist Thanksgiving Carnival

November 24, 2011

Welcome to the November 24, 2011 edition of the Objectivist Round Up. When I think of Thanksgiving, I think of a time when family and friends get together to appreciate the good things in the last year and to enjoy the value of good company and good food. Thanksgiving is a holiday when we can [...]

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