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Jefferson vs. Plato
by Edward Cline
(January 7, 2009)
Jefferson was "Aristotelian" in his politics, but not in his morality.
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Reason or Faith: The Republican Alternative
by John David Lewis
(December 8, 2008)
The reason for the Republicans' defeat is this simple fact: Over the past fifty years, they have ceased to be Republican in anything other than name. For two generations, Republican leaders have abandoned reason, individual rights, and freedom--the founding values of the American republic--in favor of religion, tradition, and "family values."
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Capitalism and the Moral High Ground
by Craig Biddle
(December 8, 2008)
Those who wish to defend capitalism must acknowledge and embrace the fact that the selfishness-enabling characteristic of capitalism is what makes it the only moral social system on earth.
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This Valentine's Day Celebrate The True Meaning of Love
by Gary Hull
(February 7, 2008)
Love, we are repeatedly taught, consists of self-sacrifice. Love based on self-interest, we are admonished, is cheap and sordid. True love, we are told, is altruistic. But is it?
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An American Holiday: The Moral Meaning Behind Thanksgiving
by Debi Ghate
(November 15, 2007)
We're taught that Thanksgiving came about when pilgrims gave thanks to God for a bountiful harvest. We casually think about how lucky we are and how much better our lives are than, say, those in Bangladesh. But surely there is something more to celebrate, something more sacred about this holiday.
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Moral Values Without Religion
by Peter Schwartz
(December 25, 2006)
The alternative to the dogmatism of the religious right and the emotionalism of the egalitarian left is a code of moral absolutes based on reason and individualism.
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The Battle of Our Era
by Harry Binswanger
(October 9, 2006)
We are engaged in a vast battle to defend scientific, industrial civilization against irrationalism.
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Altruism: The Morality of Suffering and Death (Exhibit 347R: Organ Donation)
by Craig Biddle
(August 2, 2006)
Because of the widespread acceptance of altruism in America, "it is against the law to receive money or anything of value in exchange for an organ, a principle set down in 1984 by the National Organ Transplantation Act."
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Altruism: The Morality of Logical Fallacies
by Craig Biddle
(June 5, 2006)
Altruism holds that being moral consists in self-sacrificially serving others. Despite its self-destructive nature, altruism is accepted to some extent by almost everyone today. Of course, no one upholds it consistently--at least not for long. Rather, most people accept it as true--and then cheat on it.
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The Transformation of "Jihad Jack" and John Walker Lindh
by Christian Beenfeldt
(April 5, 2006)
A person's switch from subjectivism to religious dogmatism is no paradox, because the two are an expression of the same basic philosophy.
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