Philosophy

This episode of “Facts, Values, and Flourishing” examines the basic values that support and advance human life, showing why they are both absolute and conditional.

We’ll look at some key implications of Ayn Rand’s derivation of life as the standard of value, and we’ll consider several objections to her approach and conclusions.

Identity politics is an all-out assault on the law of identity. It holds that an individual is not an individual, that his mind is not his mind, that his values are not his values. What does this mean for identity politics?

Why is there so much passion behind socialism? Consider the psychological and moral context that people bring to the question of which social system to support.

Steve Ditko created art that “shows how men could and should act,” heroes without tragic flaws, and a universe where justice triumphs.

We’ll consider the fact–value dichotomy, Sam Harris’s failed effort to solve it, and how Ayn Rand derived moral principles from perceptual reality.

Today's spokesmen for identity politics are vague about the principles of their creed. Earlier advocates, however, were quite clear.

Join us for a series on the relationships between facts, values, and flourishing. We’ll make sense of these issues by going to fundamentals.

Tommy Robinson morally must be freed. Immediately. And everyone who understands the importance of individual rights, freedom of speech, and objective law morally must demand it.

Tommy Robinson morally must be freed. Immediately. And everyone who understands the importance of individual rights, freedom of speech, and objective law morally must demand it.