“Ayn Rand”The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2001 I wrote the article on novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand for The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. My entry focuses on her ethical philosophy. The articles are periodically reviewed by encyclopedia’s editors and authors, and here is the latest.
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Nietzsche has a reputation for being an individualist. But note this from his Twilight of the Idols: “For the individual, the ‘single man,’ as people and philosophers have hitherto understood him, is an error; he does not constitute a separate entity, an atom, a ‘link in the chain,’ something merely inherited from the past—he constitutes
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Michael Newberry, Commentaries on 29 Great Art Works 1. Geometric Warrior, 8th century BCE 2. Kroisos, 540-515 BCE 3. Aphrodite by Praxiteles 4th century BCE 4. Doryphoros by Polykleitos, c. 450 BCE 5. Hera of Samos, 560 BCE 6. Battle of Alexander, 250 BCE 7. Three Goddesses, c. 438-32 BCE 8. Ulysses in the Land
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Angels on a Pin (The Barometer Story) By Alexander Calandra Some time ago, I received a call from a colleague who asked if I would be the referee on the grading of an examination question. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physics question, while the student claimed
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The Patriot Philosopher and I took up seven questions: 1.) Can you tell us about your academic background. What compelled you toward this path in life? Did you always want to be or envision yourself as a public intellectual? 2.) In your influential work, Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault, you offer a unique
In conversation with Dubai’s Lucas Skrobot.
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For those interested in improving their thinking skills and applied cognition, I recommend Professor Oakley’s Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential. Disclosure: Prof. Oakley quotes me in the book, and I wrote on a theme inspired by Oakley’s excellent earlier book, Pathological Altruism (Oxford 2011).
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In New York I debated Dr. Thaddeus Russell, who argues that postmodernism is correct and useful in advocating for a free society. I disagreed, arguing that the Enlightenment is essential to liberty and that postmodernism is an explicit reject of all Enlightenment and libertarian principles. The SOHO Forum debate was moderated by Gene Epstein. Post-script:
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