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Why wouldn't a severe economic bust end an Objectivist society ?

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Is it proper for a government to collect private data?

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Do "emergent properties" contradict the Law of Identity?

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Is it valid to come to the conclusion that all swans are white if all you've observed are white swans?

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Would an Objectivist society lead to a plutocracy?

Jun 15 at 21:13 Collin1178
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What is the difference between "needs" and "wants"?

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Are patent assertion entities antithetical to free market principles?

Jun 15 at 16:03 user890199
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Doesn't universal healthcare expand a person's freedom in some ways?

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Why should there a time limit on the ownership of intellectual property?

Jun 11 at 20:49 Humbug508
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How should the law deal with trademarks?

Jun 11 at 20:14 anthony100
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What is the moral thing to do when you're forced to do something evil?

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Why is "libertarianism" a bad term, but "capitalism" isn't?

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What do Objectivists think about conspiracy theorists?

Jun 05 at 00:54 JK Gregg ♦398
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Is it possible to change someone's politics without changing their moral code?

Jun 02 at 12:49 Ideas for Life ♦3647
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Does special relativity contradict Objectivism?

May 30 at 21:00 Andrew Dalton ♦1000924
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Did Ayn Rand define the word "Spiritual"?

May 30 at 20:58 Andrew Dalton ♦1000924
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Why do certain Ayn Rand writings do not pertain to her philosophy?

May 29 at 02:46 Ideas for Life ♦3647
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How is "a consciousness conscious of nothing but itself" contradictory?

May 27 at 11:50 Ideas for Life ♦3647
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Why is materialism invalid?

May 24 at 23:04 CarGuy60
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What's the Objectivist view on pulling the plug on someone in a vegetative state?

May 22 at 17:31 anthony100
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Should a store have to eat the cost of its clerk's mistake?

May 21 at 22:08 Louise75
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Isn't it ironic for Objectivists to like the statue of Atlas holding up the earth?

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Should an Objectivist be concerned with his or her social status?

May 17 at 22:12 Ideas for Life ♦3647
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Is it moral to sell my sperm to someone who wants a child?

May 17 at 02:48 Ideas for Life ♦3647
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Did Ayn Rand oppose homosexuality?

May 14 at 15:45 Juan Diego dAnconia100
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Why was Ayn Rand called "Miss"?

May 13 at 00:52 Louise75
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Is mandatory use of seat belts in the USA a good thing?

May 13 at 00:37 anthony100
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How does Rand account for not initiating force outside of ego survival?

May 10 at 01:48 Ideas for Life ♦3647
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Should I deal with a person that subscribes to an evil philosophy?

May 08 at 20:38 Bop80
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Is it valid to say that you do not know the meaning of being burned unless you've been burned?

May 01 at 22:38 Greg Perkins ♦♦1002127
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Why does Roark love Dominique when she holds the malevolent universe premise?

Apr 29 at 02:22 Greg Perkins ♦♦1002127
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How should semi-free countries treat those who may have committed crimes in unfree countries?

Apr 28 at 13:05 El Manantial60
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Could I simulate "focus" with an infinite loop?

Apr 27 at 22:06 Ideas for Life ♦3647
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What is the fastest way to make $100,000?

Apr 26 at 23:41 yourself50
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Does anyone ever call Rand by her first name "Ayn" ?

Apr 26 at 23:22 yourself50
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Can a rational robot be considered human and claim rights?

Apr 25 at 22:50 Ideas for Life ♦3647
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Should someone's cells be utilized for research after they pass away?

Apr 24 at 00:58 Greg Perkins ♦♦1002127
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Should I use an altruistic argument to convince a government entity to limit regulation?

Apr 23 at 23:31 Ideas for Life ♦3647
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Why did Ayn Rand support the Kerensky Revolution when she was in college?

Apr 22 at 01:40 Ideas for Life ♦3647
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What does Objectivism have to say about nuclear weapons?

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How would the admissability of scientific evidence be determined in a rational judiciary?

Apr 15 at 01:45 Ideas for Life ♦3647
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Are we biochemically determined?

Apr 14 at 14:49 Cassandra Troy50
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If the scientist is the lieutenant-commander-in-chief and the businessman is the field agent, who is the commander in chief?

Apr 14 at 02:45 Humbug508
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Is the Objectivist philosophy flawed when it comes to the issue of weapon ownership?

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