Philosophy

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1. Race Relations in America

   By IsaacGage860, November 15, 2016   

   • Philosophy
   • Solutions
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     • Diplomacy
   • 16 replies
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   • DCLugi
   • December 12, 2016

2. Animals DO own themselves!

   By Jot, November 28, 2014   

   • UPB
   • 18 replies
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   • J. D. Stembal
   • December 7, 2014

3. A short guide to Objectivist metaphysics

   By GYre0ePJhZ, December 31, 2014   

   • metaphysics
   • upb
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     • ayn rand
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   • shirgall
   • December 31, 2014

4. How to achieve Freedom.

   By Victor, January 19, 2017
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   • M.2
   • March 29, 2017

5. Voting, the initiation of force?

   By Duart, March 1, 2015   

   • voting
   • force
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     • voting
     • force
     • property rights
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   • Jer
   • March 6, 2015

6. Humour and Quantum Mechanics

   By Doug G, December 29, 2014   

   • comedy
   • quantum mechanics
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     • first principles
     • sophistry
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   • Doug G
   • December 31, 2014

7. How to introduce philosophy to kids?

   By MayJud, May 15, 2014   

   • kids
   • philosophy
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   • MysterionMuffles
   • June 26, 2014

8. UPB and positive virtue

   By SamuelS, July 13, 2014   

   • upb
   • virtue
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   • TDB
   • July 16, 2014

9. The Dark Idiocy of The Zeitgeist Movement

   By Rick Horton, February 8, 2013
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   • empyblessing
   • February 11, 2013

10. NAP vs. Golden Rule

    By Nick Coons, August 19, 2013
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    • gfullmer
    • December 31, 2014

11. Why shouldn't I kill you? (Alternate topic to "Why be moral?")

    By Des, March 23, 2016
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    • Des
    • March 28, 2016

12. That which changes is not æternal; that which is æternal does not change

    By Donnadogsoth, May 6, 2017
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    • _LiveFree_
    • May 10, 2017

13. Is it time for "The Truth About Free Will"?

    By shirgall, October 21, 2013
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    • HasMat
    • December 18, 2013

14. Simplest Explanation of Metaphysics

    By David Ottinger, October 16, 2014   

    • Metaphysics
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    • PatrickC
    • November 13, 2014

15. Freedom of Speech

    By luizpauloalbers, December 11, 2014
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    • Pepin
    • December 30, 2014

16. Understand what your freedom is being sacrificed for.

    By Guest darkskyabove, June 17, 2013
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    • STer
    • June 21, 2013

17. Is equality actually a good thing?

    By Daniel Unplugged, January 21, 2014   

    • equality
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    • y2k1
    • January 23, 2014

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

    By Pinhead, January 20, 2014   

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    • guns
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    • alexqr1
    • January 24, 2014

19. Common Ethical Arguments: "Morality is a Matter of Opinion"

    By LovePrevails, September 2, 2015
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    • Mike C.
    • September 3, 2015

20. What is goodness?

    By Mole, January 24, 2017   

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    • ethics
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    • 11 replies
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    • Siegfried von Walheim
    • January 29, 2017

21. The Bronze Rule?

    By Mike Larson, April 7, 2016   

    • Philosophy
    • Social Interaction
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      • Social Interaction
      • civility
      • Virtue
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    • Sima
    • April 8, 2016

22. A Little Truth

    By Zerubbabel, December 11, 2014   

    • UPB
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    • Zerubbabel
    • December 13, 2014

23. Logic is not the foundation of the Universe

    By Donnadogsoth, June 27, 2017
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    • Donnadogsoth
    • July 13, 2017

24. Temporary Foreign Workers

    By TruthKillSheep, April 22, 2014
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    • tasmlab
    • April 29, 2014

25. Mathematical aid for UPB-based ethics

    By crafn, March 14, 2016
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    • crafn
    • March 18, 2016

26. How is morality different from language?

    By Nick900, August 4, 2016   

    • upb
    • language
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    • HasMat
    • August 10, 2016

27. What does UPB say about statutory rape?

    By BaylorPRSer, February 20, 2015
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    • ProfessionalTeabagger
    • April 22, 2015

28. Is Generosity Altruistic or Selfish?

    By MysterionMuffles, April 2, 2015
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    • Libertus
    • April 23, 2015

29. Purpose of life / Meaning of life

    By TheDutchLibertarian, July 12, 2014   

    • Life
    • Purpose
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      • Life
      • Purpose
      • Meaning
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    • Culain
    • July 12, 2014

30. Socrates

    By Wayne, February 21, 2013
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    • Shagrath
    • April 26, 2013

31. Moral Absolutes, Slippery Slopes, Two-Headed Horses...

    By onyomi, July 11, 2013
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    • Hugh Akston
    • July 24, 2013

32. What is the Philosophy to life?

    By Freedom4TheVirtuous, April 22, 2015
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    • Nathan Metric
    • June 23, 2015

33. Applying Morality

    By Alice Amell, April 14, 2015
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    • Guest
    • May 23, 2015

34. Stef's wager (free will)

    By Mole, November 26, 2017   

    • free will
    • determinism
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      • morality
      • reason
      • rationality
      • philosophy
      • human nature
      • stefan
      • psychology
      • epistemology
    • 21 replies
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    • RichardY
    • December 21, 2017

35. The Sanctioning of Victimhood

    By vco, April 27, 2014   

    • victimhood
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    • vco
    • April 27, 2014

36. Wow, the paranormal was so cool, then I got introduced to philosophy..

    By jovian, May 30, 2014   

    • logic
    • paranormal
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      • paranormal
      • belief
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    • jovian
    • June 5, 2014

37. Reselling ski lift ticket theft?

    By aleles, February 18, 2015
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    • aleles
    • February 21, 2015

38. Succinct/Practicle UPB/Do Unto Others

    By Patrick Stephen Mangan, June 22, 2014
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    • Patrick Stephen Mangan
    • July 10, 2014

39. Is the Argument from Morality just an instance of the Argument from Effect?

    By John Sambrook, June 7, 2016
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    • Des
    • June 21, 2016

40. Thoughts on Objectivism

    By LaissezFaire, September 12, 2013   

    • objectivism
    • ayn rand
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      • objectivism
      • ayn rand
      • metaphysics
      • logic
      • aristotle
      • atlas shrugged
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    • Hannibal
    • September 12, 2013

41. Why is the word "Liberalism" being conflated with "Egalitarianism" in America?

    By Arsene, May 16, 2016
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    • AnarchoNEET
    • May 21, 2016

42. Jordan Peterson's defense of free speech, what gives?

    By lorry, January 23, 2018
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    • eschiedler
    • March 7, 2018

43. Why BLM and ideas like "white privilege" are inherently bigoted.

    By Worlok, July 15, 2016
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    • Drew.
    • August 14, 2016

44. Epistemological Hierarchy

    By Donnadogsoth, October 5, 2016
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    • Donnadogsoth
    • October 27, 2016

45. Tautology

    By JSDev, August 18, 2015
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    • patrick4
    • September 26, 2015

46. The Non-Aggression Principle is a Subjective Preference

    By masonman, June 28, 2013
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    • RestoringGuy
    • July 3, 2013

47. Morality is to Ethics...

    By D-Light, November 18, 2016
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    • virtue
    • December 1, 2016

48. Blood from a stone?

    By DoubtingThomas, June 29, 2013
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    • DoubtingThomas
    • July 4, 2013

49. Property Rights; Concept or Ideal?

    By RichardY, October 2, 2016
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    • dsayers
    • October 12, 2016

50. morality of how we treat the dead.

    By cab21, July 21, 2015
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    • cab21
    • July 24, 2015