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Arts & Humanities > Ethics Honesty versus brutal frankness

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Virtually every system of ethicsObjectivist or notwill acknowledge in no uncertain terms that honesty is one of the chief human virtues. What is meant by the term "honesty" varies widely, however. A popular misconception of honesty equates the virtue with always "telling it like it is" and not holding back any of one's thoug... More..

Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life Is life worth living?

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Most people are astonished when I tell them that I would like to live forever. "Would that not get extremely boring after a long time?" many of them ask. I respond, "Being deadsensing nothing, thinking nothing, feeling nothingwould be far more boring. Besides, one is dead forever; once one is dead, one cannot simply recogniz... More..

Arts & Humanities > Political Philosophy The dynamic process of market forces in free market economic theory

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The work of Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek in describing the market as a dynamic process challenges mainstream assumptions about the market as a set of imaginary static equilibria and states of "perfect competition." In three treatises, "Economics and Knowledge" (1937), "The Use of Knowledge in Society" (1945), and "Comp... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues The United States: The land of 5.8 million ... millionaires

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The United States has often been referred to as the only country in the world with a million millionaires. Recent figures show that this number is actually much higher. Dr. Bill Belew of PanAsianBiz reports that the U.S. has 8.9 million households worth at least 1 million dollars. This is compared to China with 300,000 milli... More..

Arts & Humanities > Ethics Truth: Ideas require application

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Pondering the nature of existence and discovering truth are crucially important. The question is, why are they important? Too often, intellectuals have answered that we ought to study truth for its own sake and obtain comprehension for the purpose of obtaining comprehension. This answer leads nowhere. Let us posit an individ... More..

Arts & Humanities > 20th & 21st Century US History Franklin Roosevelt versus Ronald Reagan and the American Heritage

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in his "Commonwealth Club Address" (1932), articulated his desire for a government of expansive economic powers, used to hold back "economic oligarchy" and assure positive "economic rights." Roosevelt considered public welfare considerations to overshadow individual sovereignty in importance; he wa... More..

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