In reacting to the Enron scandal, many cultural commentators have been quick to recur to a favorite theme: the corrupting power of commerce
In reacting to the Enron scandal, many cultural commentators have been quick to recur to a favorite theme: the corrupting power of commerce
This is a collection of essays and reviews by an American sociologist who for some forty years has been slugging it out in academic journals
A few years ago, a colleague whose intelligence I respect invited me to attend a lecture he was going to give. "This will not be one of.....
December 2004 -- Ayn Rand acknowledged Aristotle as the only philosopher to whom she was indebted, the father of logic who defined "the bas
December 2004 -- Ayn Rand was no academic, and people sometimes point to that fact to explain the lack of scholarly consideration given
May 2002-- On December 2, 2001, Enron Corporation filed for bankruptcy. With the company's assets then estimated at $62 billion, it was the
The Atlas Society promotes open Objectivism: the philosophy of reason, individualism, achievement, and freedom originated by Ayn Rand....
The Objectivist ethics holds the human good does not require human sacrifices and cannot be achieved by the sacrifices of anyone to anyone.
Estou sentado na margem do Lago Ontário. Estamos no final da Primavera, e o sol nasceu há cerca de cinco minutos. As águas, que pareciam azuis
Transhumanism (e.g. H+ ) or Extropianism is an ideological coalition centered on the idea that, in the near future, substantial....
Libertarianism is the political position that all human relationships should be voluntary, i.e. not subject to the initiation of force by...
Objectivism reads "I am my brother's keeper" as a short-hand for an ideal of self-sacrifice and service to the group. In other words, it...
O objectivismo sustenta que o homem tem livre arbítrio. Em cada momento, muitos cursos de acção estão abertos para nós; qualquer que seja a acção que tomemos, poderíamos igualmente
Em 1917, os bolcheviques sob Lênin tomaram o controlo da Rússia na famosa revolução de Outubro, pondo fim a uma experiência de curta duração com .....
When economic crises hit, politicians of both parties are demanding more regulation of the economy. Failures in banking and finance...
A epistemologia é o ramo da filosofia que investiga a natureza básica do conhecimento, incluindo as suas fontes e validação...
Antes da filosofia durante dezenas de milhares de anos, os seres humanos não viam o mundo como nós o vemos. Porque é que o Nilo se ergueu e inundou o campo
Segue-se o Capítulo 5 do livro O Legado Contestável de Ayn Rand: Verdade e Tolerância no Objectivismo, de David Kelley.
Twenty years ago, on February 24, 1990, George Walsh and David Kelley stood before a crowded lecture hall in New York City to announce the
Como os leitores desta Revista sabem, nos últimos meses, o Instituto tem vindo a lutar contra a medicina socializada, patrocinando uma série de palestras...