”And I Mean It”—Taking Ideas Seriously (MP3 download) Foreign Policy and Terrorism

”And I Mean It”—Taking Ideas Seriously (MP3 download) Foreign Policy and TerrorismBy Tara Smith Objectivists know the fundamental importance of ideas: ideas rule mans actions. But what does it really mean, in practice, to take ideas seriously? Does doing so depend on ones intellect? On ones premises? On motivations? Does it depend on taking anything else seriously? Understanding this issue sheds light on cultural phenomena, such as rampant inconsistency and hypocrisy, and can thus inform strategies for battling noxious

his tenacity

" by Ayn Rand (from Atlas Shrugged)

The mind-body opposition begins: the mathematical mysticism of the Pythagoreans

Part 1: The History of We the Living

the real source of money’s value

expected the Court to strike down the mandate and uphold the Medicare provisions

This is a case study in using Objectivist virtues as the foundation for organizational success and personal self-esteem

” and the relationship of reason to emotion

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philosopher Leonard Peikoff discusses the value of poetry and its capacity for enriching one’s life

is woefully underrated

including the relationship between ideas and reality and the reason why rational principles are at once absolute and contextual