Objectivism Archive
Lessons from the Netflix Startup Story
April 16, 2006 · Category: Intellectual, Objectivism
If you are inspired by stories about the good business practices behind phenomenally successful companies, then you must read "Five Lessons From the Netflix Startup Story."
Here are some excerpts that remind me of the business ...
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‘The Good’ on Good Friday
The Atlasphere just published a holiday column by Editor Jason Dixon titled 'The Good' on Good Friday.
It's an excellent article -- and today's required mudita reading.
It begins:
Around the world today, Christians are celebrating Good Friday ...
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For the Record: Corrections Regarding Diana Hsieh’s Interview for Axiomatic Mag
April 7, 2006 · Category: Objectivism
I just discovered Axiomatic Magazine's January 2006 interview with Diana Hsieh.
In the interview, Diana uses an observation I made in one of my Mudita Journal postings as evidence that the people in and around The ...
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Questions that Inspire Greater Happiness
Faustin asks some fascinating, challenging questions:
These are a few of my favorite questions. I believe, when your boots hit the ground, your answers to these questions matter.
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Is life an exciting adventure to be welcomed?
Is happiness ...
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Anonymity at the Atlasphere
April 27, 2005 · Category: Atlasphere, Objectivism
I received the following letter from someone who was perturbed that I deleted his Atlasphere profile when he joined the member directory under the name "Zero Disclosure." I thought some of you might be ...
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On Objectivism and Living Well
Will Wilkinson makes some interesting observations about Objectivism's failure to fully address the importance of human sociality.
His observations correspond with some of my own observations recently about problems within Objectivism.
For example, during the recent TOC ...
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Report on TOC’s Graduate Seminar
I just posted this to the OWL discussion group. My paper on "Mindfulness and Objectivism" was well-received, and generated interest in the topic from several participants. Once I finish my revisions, I'll post ...
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Tara Smith on the Case for Honesty
June 2, 2004 · Category: Objectivism
Tara Smith has recently published an article titled "The Metaphysical Case for Honesty" in the Journal of Value Inquiry. (Hat tip: Diana Hsieh.) The PDF version of the full article can be obtained ...
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In Praise of Chris Sciabarra
May 21, 2004 · Category: Objectivism
Below is a message I received from Barbara Branden. I agree with her that Chris's work — not only in his books and monographs, but also in the Journal of Ayn Rand Studies — ...
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WWRD: What Would Roark Do?
February 25, 2004 · Category: Intellectual, Objectivism
Diana's public departure from The Objectivist Center is the hot topic of discussion among many Objectivists this week. When she posted her letter to the OWL discussion group, David Potts replied with what I ...
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