If something is owned, then by definition there is something external to it that is doing the owning. Likewise, something that is owned is by definition something external to the agent that owns it. Taking this very basic point into account, does it really make that much sense to think in terms of "self...
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on Tue, Sep 16 2008
Filed under: Objectivism, Ethics, Rational Egoism, Individual Sovereignty, Natural Rights, Libertarianism, Philosophy, Human Nature
"The government is necessary. The government is legitimate. Democracy is representative of the people. Democracy is the best form of government. Majority rule is legitimate. Checks and balances actually function. Voting is meaningful or even an obligation. We have a meaningful choice between political...
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on Fri, Aug 29 2008
Filed under: Anarchism, Atheism, Libertarianism, Philosophy
I'd like to explain why I think that traditional judeo-christian morality does not synch up very well with the principles of liberty and does not provide a beneficial cultural framework for a free society. In many ways, I'm not going to be saying anything particularly new here, as this criticism...
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on Sat, Jun 21 2008
Filed under: Objectivism, Ethics, Self-interest, Rational Egoism, Altruism, Religion, Atheism, Libertarianism, Philosophy
Walter Block recently wrote an article at LewRockwell.com on the topic of religion and state. He critisizes what he considers to be an irrational hatred of religion that many libertarians have apparently inherented from Ayn Rand. While he is an atheist himself, he defends the premise that religion is...
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on Thu, Jun 19 2008
Filed under: Anarchism, Objectivism, Altruism, Religion, Atheism, Libertarianism, Philosophy, History, Monarchy