Archive for February, 2012

Lesbian Mountain

February 27, 2012

by Jason Stotts The female version of Brokeback Mountain just wouldn’t be the same… See more at CollegeHumor   Automatically Generated Related Posts:No Related Posts

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The Undercurrent

February 22, 2012

by Jason Stotts The new edition of the Undercurrent is out!  Check out their release below. The newest edition of The Undercurrent is now available to order, and will arrive on your doorstep in the middle of March! In this issue, we will look at issues ranging from the effect of government involvement in education [...]

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Assorted News

February 21, 2012

by Jason Stotts 1. You May be More Transparent than you Think  One study from Duke University estimated that habits, rather than conscious decision-making, shape 45 percent of the choices we make every day, and recent discoveries have begun to change everything from the way we think about dieting to how doctors conceive treatments for [...]

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Erosophia Podcast #2 Part 2

February 19, 2012

by Jason Stotts Welcome to the second episode of the Erosophia Podcast! This is part 2 of 2 (the Q&A) of my recent SoCal Objectivists talk entitled “Love, Sex, Relationships, and Happiness” that I presented on February 11th.I want to thank the SoCal Objectivists for inviting me to talk and Andrew Zey for the audio work and for [...]

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Erosophia Podcast #2 Part 1

February 19, 2012

by Jason Stotts Welcome to the second episode of the Erosophia Podcast! This is part 1 of 2 (the main lecture) of my recent SoCal Objectivists talk entitled “Love, Sex, Relationships, and Happiness” that I presented on February 11th.I want to thank the SoCal Objectivists for inviting me to talk and Andrew Zey for the audio [...]

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Follow-up to Contra Peikoff on Rape

February 18, 2012

by Jason Stotts Amy Peikoff has now weighed in on Leonard Peikoff’s statement about rape from his recent podcast and I agree with her assessment.  She also says she finds it interesting that no one has commented on the rest of what he said about rape.  I know that for me, there was no reason [...]

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On Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2012

by Jason Stotts Some people think that Valentine’s Day is not a real holiday; that it is simply a “Hallmark Holiday,” constructed to bring in money for cards.   They think that they shouldn’t have to show their love on just one day and as long as their partner knows that they love them throughout the [...]

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SoCal Objectivists Lecture

February 8, 2012

by Jason Stotts Just a reminder for everyone that my SoCal Objectivists lecture is this saturday night!  If you want to see me speak live for free, this is your chance!  We do ask that you RSVP, instructions and details can be found here. Automatically Generated Related Posts:ATLOSCon 2012SoCal Objectivist LectureMore CollegeHumor GoodnessLettersThe Importance of [...]

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California’s Prop 8

February 7, 2012

by Jason Stotts In a wonderful turn of events, a federal judge has ruled that Prop 8 is unconstitutional. In the majority opinion, Circuit Judges Stephen Reinhardt and Michael Daly Hawkins noted that they were speaking only to Proposition 8, and that other states would have to decide the issue of marriage themselves. “For now, [...]

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Contra Peikoff on Rape

February 6, 2012

by Jason Stotts I think that Leonard Peikoff has done some great things for Objectivism, he is like a demi-Aquinas, but when he talks about sex and sexual issues, it makes me really sad.  Frankly, his position on rape is both disgraceful and disgusting. I don’t know how anyone of good moral character or intelligence could [...]

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