Ethics

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1. Every Loneliness Is a Pinnacle

   By Nate Smith, 12 Oct 2013
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   • Paul's Here
   • 12 Oct 2014

2. How does Rand's ethics apply correctly to psychopaths that actually seem to get away with evil, even in the long-term?

   By Egervari, 6 Oct 2014
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   • Betsy Speicher
   • 7 Oct 2014

3. Objectivist Environmental Ethics

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   By I Love Rand, 30 Jul 2014
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   • ewv
   • 24 Sep 2014

4. Is it rational to HATE those who threaten your loved ones?

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   By Bill Bucko, 19 Jul 2012
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   • ewv
   • 24 Dec 2013

5. I'm just in it for the money.

   By Abaco, 28 May 2013
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   • Jason Fowler
   • 24 Dec 2013

6. It costs 1/2 million $ each to raise a kid properly in the US

   By Don Russell, 17 Dec 2013
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   • ewv
   • 18 Dec 2013

7. What are the responsibilities of an insolvent debtor to his/her creditors?

   By Nate, 19 Oct 2013
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   • Red
   • 26 Oct 2013

8. Life and Values

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   By Stephen Speicher, 26 Mar 2005
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   • ewv
   • 26 Aug 2013

9. Hedonism and Objectivism

   By Nate Smith, 7 Jun 2013
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   • Leonid
   • 11 Jun 2013

10. A Reason for Faith

    By Paul's Here, 25 Mar 2013
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    • ewv
    • 28 Mar 2013

11. A Steven Weinberg quote

    By ruveyn ben yosef, 7 Feb 2013
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    • RayK
    • 8 Feb 2013

12. Ethics without consciousness: "altruistic plants"

    By ewv, 5 Feb 2013
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    • JohnRgt
    • 6 Feb 2013

13. Sam Harris’s Failure to Formulate a Scientific Morality

    By Jason Fowler, 21 Jan 2013
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    • ewv
    • 27 Jan 2013

14. Example demonstrating altruism requires suffering

    By Paul's Here, 13 Dec 2012
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    • ruveyn ben yosef
    • 13 Dec 2012

15. Source of passage?

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    By SteepedInReality, 10 Oct 2012
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    • ewv
    • 13 Oct 2012

16. Initiation of Force: When is it permissible?

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    By Tom, 30 Aug 2012
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    • Betsy Speicher
    • 12 Sep 2012

17. Purpose and Productivity

    By Nate Smith, 6 Aug 2012
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    • ewv
    • 7 Aug 2012

18. “Destruction” in The Fountainhead

    By Nate Smith, 24 Jul 2012
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    • Nate Smith
    • 24 Jul 2012

19. Evil Thoughts

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    By Nate Smith, 27 Feb 2011
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    • Guest Devil's Advocate
    • 28 Jun 2012

20. Altruism (and things sometimes labeled as such)

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    By Nate Smith, 23 Nov 2010
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    • Guest Devil's Advocate
    • 26 Jun 2012

21. Audacious Promise: moral case for capitalism - without rights

    By ewv, 11 May 2012
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    • ewv
    • 12 May 2012

22. The Trust Molecule

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    By Paul's Here, 1 May 2012
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    • Paul's Here
    • 10 May 2012

23. Question re: AR statement on human motivation

    By L-C, 1 Apr 2012
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    • Leonid
    • 2 Apr 2012

24. Cars and traffic safety

    By ruveyn ben yosef, 13 Mar 2012
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    • JohnRgt
    • 21 Mar 2012

25. Jury Duty

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    By Leonid, 8 Feb 2012
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    • Leonid
    • 20 Feb 2012