Archive for August, 2009

Meeting Recap: Objectivism and Family Relations

Icon Written by wparker on August 4, 2009 – 5:58 pm

On July 12, the Columbus Objectivist Meetup review what Ayn Rand has to say about family relationships. We noted that the principle of moral judgment applies equally as strongly to family members as it does to those more distantly related. Racism and tribalism evade reality by refusing to judge objectively. We analyzed [...]

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Meeting Recap: Fact and Value — The Necessity of Moral Judgment

Icon Written by wparker on August 4, 2009 – 5:39 pm

The Columbus Objectivist Meetup met on July 26 to discuss the relation between fact and value. In reviewing Leonard Peikoff’s essay “Fact and Value”, we noted that the tone of his article seemed harsh to some of us when we were new to Objectivism. We reflected that contemporary culture stigmatizes both certainty in [...]

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Meeting Recap: Atlas Shrugged - America’s Second Declaration of Independence

Icon Written by wparker on August 4, 2009 – 5:30 pm

In preparation for Independence Day, on June 28, the Columbus Objectivist Meetup watched Onkar Ghate’s 2007 talk detailing the moral revolution that Atlas Shrugged represents in the context of the history of America (and the world).
The talk is available online at the Ayn Rand Center’s Lecture Series site.

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