Peikoff » Atlas http://www.peikoff.com Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:56:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Peikoff no Peikoff » Atlas http://www.peikoff.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.peikoff.com What exactly is Dagny and Francisco’s relationship at the end of Atlas Shrugged? Is such a relationship realistically possible? http://www.peikoff.com/2013/06/03/what-exactly-is-dagny-and-franciscos-relationship-at-the-end-of-atlas-shrugged-is-such-a-relationship-realistically-possible/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-exactly-is-dagny-and-franciscos-relationship-at-the-end-of-atlas-shrugged-is-such-a-relationship-realistically-possible http://www.peikoff.com/2013/06/03/what-exactly-is-dagny-and-franciscos-relationship-at-the-end-of-atlas-shrugged-is-such-a-relationship-realistically-possible/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 07:00:51 +0000 admin http://www.peikoff.com/?p=6331 http://www.peikoff.com/2013/06/03/what-exactly-is-dagny-and-franciscos-relationship-at-the-end-of-atlas-shrugged-is-such-a-relationship-realistically-possible/feed/ 0 Atlas Peikoff no 3:44 YBrook: As a Democrat who recently read Ayn Rand’s fiction, how do I reconcile my philosophic ideas after being inspired by Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead? http://www.peikoff.com/2013/04/29/ybrook-as-a-democrat-who-recently-read-ayn-rands-fiction-how-do-i-reconcile-my-philosophic-ideas-after-being-inspired-by-atlas-shrugged-and-the-fountainhead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ybrook-as-a-democrat-who-recently-read-ayn-rands-fiction-how-do-i-reconcile-my-philosophic-ideas-after-being-inspired-by-atlas-shrugged-and-the-fountainhead http://www.peikoff.com/2013/04/29/ybrook-as-a-democrat-who-recently-read-ayn-rands-fiction-how-do-i-reconcile-my-philosophic-ideas-after-being-inspired-by-atlas-shrugged-and-the-fountainhead/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:00:11 +0000 admin http://www.peikoff.com/?p=6196 http://www.peikoff.com/2013/04/29/ybrook-as-a-democrat-who-recently-read-ayn-rands-fiction-how-do-i-reconcile-my-philosophic-ideas-after-being-inspired-by-atlas-shrugged-and-the-fountainhead/feed/ 0 Atlas,Fountainhead,Values Peikoff no 5:37 Why did Cherryl Brooks commit suicide and was the act justified? http://www.peikoff.com/2013/04/08/why-did-cherryl-brooks-commit-suicide-and-was-the-act-justified/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-did-cherryl-brooks-commit-suicide-and-was-the-act-justified http://www.peikoff.com/2013/04/08/why-did-cherryl-brooks-commit-suicide-and-was-the-act-justified/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:00:49 +0000 admin http://www.peikoff.com/?p=6012 http://www.peikoff.com/2013/04/08/why-did-cherryl-brooks-commit-suicide-and-was-the-act-justified/feed/ 0 Atlas Peikoff no 1:25 YBrook: At the end of Atlas Shrugged the judge crossed out all of the contradictions in the ancient document and corrected it so that rights of the individual would not be violated. What contradictions was Ayn Rand referring to in the constitution? Why are they contradiction and what can we do to correct them in today’s day and age? http://www.peikoff.com/2013/04/01/ybrook-at-the-end-of-atlas-shrugged-the-judge-crossed-out-all-of-the-contradictions-in-the-ancient-document-and-corrected-it-so-that-rights-of-the-individual-would-not-be-violated-what-contradiction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ybrook-at-the-end-of-atlas-shrugged-the-judge-crossed-out-all-of-the-contradictions-in-the-ancient-document-and-corrected-it-so-that-rights-of-the-individual-would-not-be-violated-what-contradiction http://www.peikoff.com/2013/04/01/ybrook-at-the-end-of-atlas-shrugged-the-judge-crossed-out-all-of-the-contradictions-in-the-ancient-document-and-corrected-it-so-that-rights-of-the-individual-would-not-be-violated-what-contradiction/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:35:57 +0000 admin http://www.peikoff.com/?p=5994 http://www.peikoff.com/2013/04/01/ybrook-at-the-end-of-atlas-shrugged-the-judge-crossed-out-all-of-the-contradictions-in-the-ancient-document-and-corrected-it-so-that-rights-of-the-individual-would-not-be-violated-what-contradiction/feed/ 0 Atlas,Individualism,Rights Peikoff no 6:51 I’ve just finished reading Atlas Shrugged and I’m hanging on to Galt’s advice to start, if necessary, from scratch. I’m 42 and have lived life as a second-hander. Is it too late to start over? http://www.peikoff.com/2013/03/25/ive-just-finished-reading-atlas-shrugged-and-im-hanging-on-to-galts-advice-to-start-if-necessary-from-scratch-im-42-and-have-lived-life-as-a-second-hander-is-it-too-late-to-start-over/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ive-just-finished-reading-atlas-shrugged-and-im-hanging-on-to-galts-advice-to-start-if-necessary-from-scratch-im-42-and-have-lived-life-as-a-second-hander-is-it-too-late-to-start-over http://www.peikoff.com/2013/03/25/ive-just-finished-reading-atlas-shrugged-and-im-hanging-on-to-galts-advice-to-start-if-necessary-from-scratch-im-42-and-have-lived-life-as-a-second-hander-is-it-too-late-to-start-over/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:00:06 +0000 admin http://www.peikoff.com/?p=5979 http://www.peikoff.com/2013/03/25/ive-just-finished-reading-atlas-shrugged-and-im-hanging-on-to-galts-advice-to-start-if-necessary-from-scratch-im-42-and-have-lived-life-as-a-second-hander-is-it-too-late-to-start-over/feed/ 0 Atlas,Choice,Reason Peikoff no 3:23 If John Galt could broadcast the same speech, modified for context, to the entire U.S., do you think Obama would try and recruit him as Thompson did? http://www.peikoff.com/2013/01/28/if-john-galt-could-broadcast-the-same-speech-modified-for-context-to-the-entire-u-s-do-you-think-obama-would-try-and-recruit-him-as-thompson-did/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-john-galt-could-broadcast-the-same-speech-modified-for-context-to-the-entire-u-s-do-you-think-obama-would-try-and-recruit-him-as-thompson-did http://www.peikoff.com/2013/01/28/if-john-galt-could-broadcast-the-same-speech-modified-for-context-to-the-entire-u-s-do-you-think-obama-would-try-and-recruit-him-as-thompson-did/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:00:52 +0000 admin http://www.peikoff.com/?p=5852 http://www.peikoff.com/2013/01/28/if-john-galt-could-broadcast-the-same-speech-modified-for-context-to-the-entire-u-s-do-you-think-obama-would-try-and-recruit-him-as-thompson-did/feed/ 0 Atlas Peikoff no 2:09 Why does Roark stay in the world to fight, but Galt allows it to collapse? How can these two heroes of Ayn Rand’s fiction take such opposite paths? http://www.peikoff.com/2012/12/31/why-does-roark-stay-in-the-world-to-fight-but-galt-allows-it-to-collapse-how-can-these-two-heroes-of-ayn-rands-fiction-take-such-opposite-paths/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-does-roark-stay-in-the-world-to-fight-but-galt-allows-it-to-collapse-how-can-these-two-heroes-of-ayn-rands-fiction-take-such-opposite-paths http://www.peikoff.com/2012/12/31/why-does-roark-stay-in-the-world-to-fight-but-galt-allows-it-to-collapse-how-can-these-two-heroes-of-ayn-rands-fiction-take-such-opposite-paths/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 07:00:46 +0000 admin http://www.peikoff.com/?p=5758 http://www.peikoff.com/2012/12/31/why-does-roark-stay-in-the-world-to-fight-but-galt-allows-it-to-collapse-how-can-these-two-heroes-of-ayn-rands-fiction-take-such-opposite-paths/feed/ 0 Atlas,Fountainhead Peikoff no 3:26 Why was the concept of man-worship not covered in OPAR? Isn’t it central to Objectivism? http://www.peikoff.com/2012/10/18/why-was-the-concept-of-man-worship-not-covered-in-opar-isnt-it-central-to-objectivism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-was-the-concept-of-man-worship-not-covered-in-opar-isnt-it-central-to-objectivism http://www.peikoff.com/2012/10/18/why-was-the-concept-of-man-worship-not-covered-in-opar-isnt-it-central-to-objectivism/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 07:00:44 +0000 admin http://www.peikoff.com/?p=5525 http://www.peikoff.com/2012/10/18/why-was-the-concept-of-man-worship-not-covered-in-opar-isnt-it-central-to-objectivism/feed/ 0 Atlas,Sex,Values Peikoff no 1:09 In Atlas Shrugged, when John is giving Dagny the tour of the valley, there is a character briefly introduced who is identified as a writer and who matches Ayn Rand’s physical description. Did Ayn Rand intend this character to be a representation of herself? http://www.peikoff.com/2012/09/10/in-atlas-shrugged-when-john-is-giving-dagny-the-tour-of-the-valley-there-is-a-character-briefly-introduced-who-is-identified-as-a-writer-and-who-matches-ayn-rands-physical-description-did-ayn-ran/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-atlas-shrugged-when-john-is-giving-dagny-the-tour-of-the-valley-there-is-a-character-briefly-introduced-who-is-identified-as-a-writer-and-who-matches-ayn-rands-physical-description-did-ayn-ran http://www.peikoff.com/2012/09/10/in-atlas-shrugged-when-john-is-giving-dagny-the-tour-of-the-valley-there-is-a-character-briefly-introduced-who-is-identified-as-a-writer-and-who-matches-ayn-rands-physical-description-did-ayn-ran/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:00:22 +0000 admin http://www.peikoff.com/?p=5370 http://www.peikoff.com/2012/09/10/in-atlas-shrugged-when-john-is-giving-dagny-the-tour-of-the-valley-there-is-a-character-briefly-introduced-who-is-identified-as-a-writer-and-who-matches-ayn-rands-physical-description-did-ayn-ran/feed/ 0 Atlas Peikoff no 1:59 My company has asked me to send out a notification to our employees about our 401k matching program. The message states- falsley, in my view-that this is free money period. Is it okay to refuse my employer’s request? http://www.peikoff.com/2012/05/14/my-company-has-asked-me-to-send-out-a-notification-to-our-employees-about-our-401k-matching-program-the-message-states-falsley-in-my-view-that-this-is-free-money-period-is-it-okay-to-refuse-my-emp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-company-has-asked-me-to-send-out-a-notification-to-our-employees-about-our-401k-matching-program-the-message-states-falsley-in-my-view-that-this-is-free-money-period-is-it-okay-to-refuse-my-emp http://www.peikoff.com/2012/05/14/my-company-has-asked-me-to-send-out-a-notification-to-our-employees-about-our-401k-matching-program-the-message-states-falsley-in-my-view-that-this-is-free-money-period-is-it-okay-to-refuse-my-emp/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 07:00:14 +0000 admin http://www.peikoff.com/?p=5055 http://www.peikoff.com/2012/05/14/my-company-has-asked-me-to-send-out-a-notification-to-our-employees-about-our-401k-matching-program-the-message-states-falsley-in-my-view-that-this-is-free-money-period-is-it-okay-to-refuse-my-emp/feed/ 0 Atlas,Career,Money Peikoff no 1:33