Philosophy

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1. If freedomain is not objectivist, what is it?

   By domehouse, March 23, 2014
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   • William Wyatt
   • March 25, 2014

2. Do we decide?

   By TonyG666, March 13, 2014   

   • decision
   • 30 replies
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   • dsayers
   • March 23, 2014

3. Existence

   By TonyG666, March 16, 2014
   • 11 replies
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   • Mike Fleming
   • March 23, 2014

4. the nature of privacy

   By dsayers, March 21, 2014
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   • HasMat
   • March 21, 2014

5. What is Morality?

   By abcqwerty123, March 3, 2014
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   • HasMat
   • March 21, 2014

6. what questions interest you most?

   By cab21, March 15, 2014
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   • cab21
   • March 15, 2014

7. Help with Ayn Rand's metaphysics.

   By Sebastian Lundh, March 9, 2014   

   • metaphysics
   • axiom of existence
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     • metaphysics
     • axiom of existence
     • existence axiom
     • existence
     • ayn rand
     • objectivism
     • truth
     • epistemology
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   • cynicist
   • March 13, 2014

8. Can you Fill a Box with Nothing? Bad Philosophy

   By Culain, March 11, 2014
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   • Dylan Lawrence Moore
   • March 12, 2014

9. Language itself is subjective?

   By Matt J, March 9, 2014
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   • Pepin
   • March 10, 2014

10. Karma

    By fridolutin, March 5, 2014   

    • responsability
    • heridity
    • 8 replies
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    • fridolutin
    • March 8, 2014

11. Responsibility for indirect certain effects of our actions

    By square4, March 3, 2014
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    • abcqwerty123
    • March 6, 2014

12. Is there such thing as an original idea?

    By MysterionMuffles, February 19, 2014
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    • Three
    • March 4, 2014

13. Critique my logic on free will, for paper due

    By LovePrevails, March 2, 2014
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    • LovePrevails
    • March 3, 2014

14. Epic quote

    By Mark Carolus, February 27, 2014
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    • cab21
    • March 3, 2014

15. Reductionism

    By Mark Carolus, March 3, 2014   

    • Reductionism
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    • dsayers
    • March 3, 2014

16. Three Myths of Behaviour Change

    By LovePrevails, February 13, 2014
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    • cab21
    • February 28, 2014

17. "why are you so unreasonable"

    By cab21, February 25, 2014
    • 15 replies
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    • Kevin Beal
    • February 26, 2014

18. Philosophy of Individuals Action within Society

    By Mike Fleming, February 26, 2014
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    • june
    • February 26, 2014

19. atlas shrugged chapter 1, james vs dagny

    By cab21, February 19, 2014
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    • Malovane
    • February 25, 2014

20. NAP vs moral dilemma solved?

    By Daniel Unplugged, February 21, 2014
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    • ProfessionalTeabagger
    • February 24, 2014

21. British Kids get Regurgitation where there was once Philosophy

    By LovePrevails, February 1, 2014
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    • LovePrevails
    • February 23, 2014

22. "The Pervert's Guide to Ideology" Fascinating movie...

    By Filosophize, February 20, 2014
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    • greekredemption
    • February 21, 2014

23. have a child = positive obligation to it?

    By dsayers, February 14, 2014
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    • Daniel Unplugged
    • February 18, 2014

24. Why do we do things that make us happy?

    By WarTrek, February 12, 2014   

    • Happiness
    • Aristotle
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      • Happiness
      • Aristotle
      • Happy
      • Motivation
      • Desire
    • 11 replies
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    • WarTrek
    • February 14, 2014

25. When cause and effect breaks down...

    By Daniel Unplugged, February 14, 2014
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    • Kevin Beal
    • February 14, 2014

26. Ayn Rand's Theory of Rights: The Moral Foundation of a Free Society

    By cab21, February 13, 2014
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    • cab21
    • February 13, 2014

27. Could the NAP limit humanity's ability to deal with external threats?

    By Xeeg, January 22, 2014   

    • NAP
    • force
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      • NAP
      • force
      • threat
      • human
      • alien
      • space
    • 31 replies
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    • dsayers
    • February 11, 2014

28. Fascinating discussion of the nature of space, time, and causality (~10 min video)

    By androidbleepboop, February 5, 2014   

    • space
    • time
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      • space
      • time
      • causality
      • reality
      • ontology
      • metaphysics
      • existence
      • cause and effect
    • 5 replies
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    • Xeeg
    • February 9, 2014

29. "It only effects me" and other bad Libertarian arguments.

    By aeonicentity, January 30, 2014
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    • Guest
    • February 7, 2014

30. Why Libertarianism and "the free market" will not work

    By Mark Carolus, February 2, 2014
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    • Mike Fleming
    • February 5, 2014

31. Examining What Nihilism Requires

    By minorthreat412, January 10, 2014
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    • dsayers
    • February 4, 2014

32. Can't do this anymore

    By ashesmi, February 1, 2014
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    • cherapple
    • February 2, 2014

33. Epistemological Quagmire 1 2

    By ThomasDoubts, January 22, 2014
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    • ThomasDoubts
    • February 1, 2014

34. Stefan I would love to get your opinion on this.

    By Voluntaryancap, January 25, 2014   

    • What makes us human?
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    • Kevin Beal
    • January 31, 2014

35. How does libertarianism solve slave labor in Asia and Africa.

    By ne375, January 14, 2014   

    • libertarian
    • economics
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      • libertarian
      • economics
      • slave
      • labor
    • 19 replies
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    • dsayers
    • January 31, 2014

36. "Thinker" As a Social Role

    By Phuein, January 29, 2014   

    • occupation
    • society
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      • occupation
      • society
      • equality
      • philosophers
      • duty
      • ignorance
    • 6 replies
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    • dsayers
    • January 31, 2014

37. Self Attack

    By masterofmyself, January 30, 2014
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    • masterofmyself
    • January 30, 2014

38. "Consider what i want"

    By Burn Giordano, January 28, 2014   

    • Consideration
    • Empathy
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      • Empathy
      • Apathy
      • Ignorance
      • Considerate
      • Tunnel-Vision
      • Limited View
      • Field of View
      • What the hell else would i
      • call it :\
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    • Burn Giordano
    • January 29, 2014

39. a man walks in front of a bus...

    By dsayers, January 23, 2014
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    • cab21
    • January 28, 2014

40. A Soldier's Quandary

    By rvd1981, January 25, 2014
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    • Wuzzums
    • January 27, 2014

41. I wrote this story, a.k.a. anti-parable.

    By ThoseWhoStayUofM, January 24, 2014   

    • parentchild
    • philosophy
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      • parentchild
      • philosophy
      • abuse
      • child abuse
      • unschooling
      • peaceful parenting
    • 1 reply
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    • Nerburg
    • January 27, 2014

42. Private Property Rights vs. The Right To Self Defense

    By Pinhead, January 20, 2014   

    • firearms
    • guns
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      • firearms
      • guns
      • self-defense
      • property rights
    • 18 replies
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    • alexqr1
    • January 24, 2014

43. Violence vs. Force

    By Alex Bell, January 23, 2014
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    • Alex Bell
    • January 23, 2014

44. Is equality actually a good thing?

    By Daniel Unplugged, January 21, 2014   

    • equality
    • 8 replies
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    • y2k1
    • January 23, 2014

45. Meat consumption vs Libertarianism 1 2 3 4

    By SonofWill, October 20, 2013   

    • meat
    • NAP
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      • meat
      • NAP
      • Libertarianism
    • 108 replies
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    • RestoringGuy
    • January 23, 2014

46. NAP and the Socratic Method

    By Misesian, January 16, 2014
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    • ribuck
    • January 22, 2014

47. Relative Morality 1 2 3

    By batman1337, January 2, 2014
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    • Kevin Beal
    • January 22, 2014

48. My iPod has better songs than yours!

    By MysterionMuffles, January 15, 2014
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    • MysterionMuffles
    • January 20, 2014

49. where does self-ownership come from? 1 2

    By dsayers, January 8, 2014
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    • PatrickC
    • January 20, 2014

50. morality vs ethics (terms)

    By dsayers, January 20, 2014
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    • 607 views
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    • Waster
    • January 20, 2014