Month: December 2011
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Merry Xmas!
by Jason Stotts Merry Xmas to all of my readers and listeners!
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Erosophia Podcast #1
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
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
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
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
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
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…