Objectivism: A Liberal Moral Philosophy?

The IEA was delighted to host Craig Biddle, editor in chief of The Objective Standard, director of education at Objective Standard Institute and executive director of Prometheus Foundation, to host a lecture on objectivism.

In his fascinating talk, Craig discusses Ayn Rand's theory of rights, the role of government and much more.

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[thomasbentele]

The radical selfishness instead of community related morality crushed dramatically
when he had to answer the question about bank robbery.
I cannot remind one argument, that would be as strong as: "Was Du nicht willst das man Dir tu, das füg auch keinem andern zu."

[harrparr]

What on earth is this man talking about? Of course rights can come from government! There is literally the 1998 Human Rights Act. If I were on a desert island all by myself, I wouldn't have any rights. Rights are just a way of expressing the flip-side of legal duties and obligations. Other rights come from contracts - the right to peaceful use of a property for instance. I understand that freedom and liberty are important, and why we should have more, but I don't understand what that's got to do with rights.

Also, to reject faith because it's faith not reason is the argument of a six year old.

And he's completely wrong about what it is to live a good life. To be fully human is to live as altruisticly as possible. Just as being a bank robber gives you a miserable life, being a generous philanthropic person gives you a rich abundant life. Ask anyone.

However, I really enjoyed the idea that the opposite of liberty is slavery. "The reason slavery is wrong is because it denies slaves the ability to make their own judgements and act on them accordingly". I loved that idea. I shall be quoting it to my collectivist woke friends often.