Tag Archives: Yaron Brook

Lessons from The Aristotle Adventure Applied to Objectivism

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Jim

This post is a reply to Mr Cropper’s YouTube video “Objectivist Pnyx Is Hereby Assembled” in which he in part called me out to substantiate one of my earlier comments. On his vid “Mr. Cropper, Objectivist Driver” I had reasserted he needed … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Discussions | Tagged Aristotle, Ayn Rand, Ayn Rand Institute, books, Mr Cropper, Yaron Brook | 3 Comments

Reply to Dishonest @NeilParille re: @YaronBrook on Immigration

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Jim

Recently, Neil Parille started replying to tweets I had made, in which Parille criticized Yaron Brook regarding immigration. Given the number of his comments, it started to seem that I was being trolled, but it turns out that Parille has … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigration, Political Discussions | Tagged Ed Powell, honesty, immigration, Neil Parille, Sense of Life Objectivists, Yaron Brook | Leave a comment

Question 12: Should the Government Force a Man to Pay Child Support?

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Jim

Recently, via the Leonard Peikoff podcast, Yaron Brook answered the question, “Should the Government Force a Man to Pay Child Support?” While I almost always agree with Dr. Brook, in this response, he got the answer wrong. In fairness to … Continue reading →

Posted in The Courts | Tagged abortion, accidental pregnancy, birth control, causality, child support, choice, Diana Hsieh, Individual Rights, jiz, pregnancy, probability, risk, Saving Silverman, sex, unwanted pregnancy, vaginal sex, volition, Yaron Brook | 2 Comments

Question #11: What is the relationship between objective virtues and individual rights?

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Jim

Normally, others ask a question and I answer; however, this time, I am asking the question above and only starting towards an answer, which I will chew through over time in future posts. Over the past several months, a couple … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Discussions | Tagged Independence, Individual Rights, individual vs. the collective, justice, Onkar Ghate, Virtue, War on Virtue, Yaron Brook | 1 Comment

Ready for a Free Market Revolution?

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Jim

Tonight I attending a talk by Yaron Brook and Don Watins about their new book Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government. I am excited to read this book and a quick summary of the chapter … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Discussions | Tagged altruism, Don Watkins, ethics, selfishness, Yaron Brook | Leave a comment