Category: Philosophy
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SoCal Objectivists Second Meeting
by Jason Stotts I’m happy to report that the second meeting of the SoCal Objectivists on Saturday night was a great success! We had 13 people and a lively discussion. I want to thank Don Watkins for coming and presenting a very good lecture primarily on Ethics, with some Politics thrown in. I also want…
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Formspring: Sex without Love?
by Jason Stotts Another question from a reader from Formspring: What are your thoughts on relationships that are purely sexual in nature and in which there is no expectation of romance or dating? This is a complicated question. From a moral standpoint, this can be done perfectly morally. I’ve talked about the criteria for this kind of relationship before…
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It’s About Time
by Jason Stotts Many people don’t know this, but it is a felony in most places for an underage person to send a nude picture of themselves to another person (manufacturing, possession, and distribution of child pornography) or for any person to receive such a picture (possession of child pornography). This has landed more than…
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SoCal Objectivists Meeting #2
by Jason Stotts This is just a reminder that the next meeting of the SoCal Objectivists is fast approaching. We’re having it at 7:30pm on Saturday October 15th. The location is still TBD, but will be in the OC area (if you know a good location, please let us know right away). Don Watkins, of…
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Objectivist Blog Carnival
Welcome to the September 22, 2011 edition of objectivist round up! We’re going to start this Round-Up with one of my favorite Ayn Rand quotes: “If some man like Hugh Akston,” said Hank Rearden in Atlas Shrugged, “had told me, that by accepting the mystic’s theory of sex I was accepting the looter’s theory of economics, I would…
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It’s a Good Day to be Gay
by Jason Stotts There’s a couple of reasons to celebrate today if you’re a gay, or, you know, support individual rights. Today is the first official day that the US military will allow openly gay service members (“gay service member” might be a term of art, I’m not sure). This is a great move forward…
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SoCal Objectivists Introduction
by Jason Stotts [I wrote this for our SoCal Objectivist group, but I thought the rest of you, my dear readers, might find it interesting as well.] Greetings and welcome to the SoCal Objectivists. We are an organization dedicated to taking a serious look at Ayn Rand’s ideas and how they apply to the problems…
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Reminder: SoCal Objectivists First Meeting
by Jason Stotts Just a reminder for anyone who is interested, our very first meeting and social get-together is this Saturday night! Details are available on our Google Group or you can find information on our Facebook page or via our twitter (@SoCalOists). If you’re planning on coming to this meeting, please RSVP via our Google…