Category: Philosophy
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Formspring: Puritanical Objectivists?
by Jason Stotts I had this question on Formspring the other day: Is their a puritanical minority amongst Objectivists? The answer is definitely, absolutely, without a doubt: yes. I know that Peikoff has complained about them in his podcast on multiple occasions and I certainly agree with him on this point. I think that it’s predominantly…
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Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest
by Jason Stotts The Objective Standard (TOS) is once again offering an essay contest on Atlas Shrugged this year. Details of which can be found at http://www.theobjectivestandard.com/essay/. I encourage anyone who’s read the book and enjoys it and who might not mind a little extra money, to submit an essay. In Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand dramatizes…
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Atlas Shrugged: The Movie
by Jason Stotts Last night I went to see the Atlas Shrugged movie for myself, to see whether it was as bad as everyone is saying. In some ways I’ve been looking forward to seeing the movie for some time and in others I’ve been dreading it. However, as an Objectivist, I basically had a…
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Objectivist Blog Carnival
Welcome to the April 14, 2011 edition of the Objectivist Round Up. Today’s quote is from Ayn Rand: Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong. ~ Ayn Rand It seems quite apropos to our “budget crisis” and the…
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Reusable Shopping Bags Worthless?
by Jason Stotts Well, perhaps they’re not worthless, but they’re more of a token gesture. The study, published by the UK Environment Agency, found the potential of reusable shopping bags to benefit the environment depends on how many times they are used before being discarded. Real-world data show the bags are currently harming the environment…
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ATLOSCon Registration Live
by Jason Stotts ATLOSCon registration has gone live! If you want to see me speak live, and really, who doesn’t?, you’d better hurry over and sign up for my class before its registration fills. The Atlanta Objectivist Society is thrilled to announce that it’s time to register for our second annual conference, ATLOSCon! The conference will be…
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“Green Technology”
by Jason Stotts I think this sums up my view pretty accurately.
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ATLOSCon or Bust (Update)
by Jason Stotts I put up a call for readers to donate and help me pay for my plane ticket to speak at ATLOSCon this summer and so far the response has been great. After only 10 days or so, I’ve already had people donate or commit to donating $95! Since the ticket is $310,…