Category: Philosophy
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Sex Workers to Gain Rights in US?
by Jason Stotts Apparently last week the US delegation to the UN affirmed a commitment (political speech for: promising, in a non-binding way, of, perhaps, at some point in the future, if things work out, and people remember and hold them to it) that sex workers in the US will receive some legal protection (link).…
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Fetuses and Personhood
by Jason Stotts While driving home today on the freeway, I was thinking about an essay I’m working on about abortion. I was driving in the carpool lane and the sign said that in order to drive in the carpool lane, the car must be occupied by “two or more persons.” This got me to…
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XKCD Waxes Philosophical
by Jason Stotts I really like this. (Alt text: Socrates could’ve saved himself a lot of trouble if he’d just bought a flashlight, tranquilizer gun, and a bunch of rescue harnesses.)
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Anthem: The Graphic Novel?
by Jason Stotts I’m subscribed to the Ayn Rand Bookstore’s newsletter to make sure that I stay abreast of new and interesting Objectivist books as they’re published. Today, I got an update that Anthem is going to be published as a graphic novel. The novel apparently stars Link and Zelda and although Link has the…
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ATLOSCon or Bust
by Jason Stotts As I announced when it happened, I will be one of the speakers at this Summer’s Atlanta Objectivist Society Conference (ATLOSCon). I will, of course, be speaking on sexuality and it’s role in a human life. The title of my talk, at least for now, is: “Sexual Ethics and Objectivism.” The current…
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Podcasts
by Jason Stotts I’m driving a lot more than I used to and, obviously, spending a lot more time in the car. Usually, I listen to podcasts so that I can spend my time in the car thinking about interesting things, instead of simply listening to music. The problem is that now I’m spending more…
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Assorted Links
by Jason Stotts 1. 14-year-old Killed for Refusing to Marry Father’s Cousin The victim’s mother, nominally the complainant, told The Express Tribune that she did not want her husband to be jailed. “My daughter was a disgrace to the family. We can’t tolerate our children disrespecting their elders’ wishes so we killed her,” Mukhtar Mai…
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Objectivist Blog Carnival
Welcome to the February 10, 2011 edition of objectivist round up! Today’s quote is from Aristotle, since I think a firm understanding of Aristotle is necessary to understand Objectivism. First then about these things we must enjoin every one that has the power to live according to his own choice to set up for himself…