“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 [...]
So lately I’ve been listening to Roderick T. Long’s lecture series Foundations of Libertarian Ethics (available for free on Mises.org), and while I don’t agree with Mr. Long on everything, he has certainly given me quite a bit to think about.
For example, he brings up how there are two types of means; instrumental and constitutive. [...]
Continued from Part I
The next part of Molyneux’s book is mostly epistemological, covering what he calls the “null zone.” The closest thing to a straight definition of the “null zone” that we are provided is this:
Thus we have the little truth (don’t punch) and the great truth (violence is wrong) but in the middle, we [...]
I recently discussed and debated with Stefan Molyneux about his ethical theory, which he calls Universally Preferable Behaviour. His theory is presented in a book of the same name, and I highly encourage anyone reading this post to read the book and form their own opinion rather than take my word for it that UPB [...]
