“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” - Aristotle
I’ve gotten into a couple of discussions with people who disliked the idea that happiness is the ultimate goal in life. I’m writing this to give a brief explanation of what I mean when I say happiness, [...]
Back when I was still pretty much a straight line Objectivist, I had heard several criticisms of libertarianism. Libertarians are inconsistent, they said. They view liberty as axiomatic, some of them are altruists and collectivists, and some of them (gasp!) are even anarchists!
Of course now, being an anarchist, I find myself more sympathetic to the [...]
So the more I think about the idea of virtue ethics, the more the idea makes sense to me.
For those unfamiliar with the idea, I recommend the Wikipedia article on the matter, which defines virtue ethics as “a branch of moral philosophy that emphasizes character, rather than rules or consequences, as the key element of [...]
