The print edition of the Spring issue of The Objective Standard goes to press today and will be mailed shortly. The electronic versions—including online (HTML), ebook, audio, and Kindle—will be posted by February 25. The contents of the Spring issue are:
FEATURES
A Peek at Thinking in Principles: The Science of Selfishness
Craig Biddle
Presents the introduction and first chapter of Biddle’s forthcoming book.
Aristotle Versus Religion
Andrew Bernstein
Offers a concise history of the relationships and conflicts between Aristotelianism and the three major monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; illustrates the varying degrees to which Western and Middle Eastern cultures accepted or rejected The Philosopher’s ideas and attempted to mix them with religion; shows the power of rational ideas to sustain and further human life and the power of irrational ideas to throttle and thwart it; and shows the importance of understanding that Aristotelianism is the root of all good in the world today and of fighting to expand recognition of this fact.
Answering Sam Harris’s “Moral Landscape Challenge”
Ari Armstrong
Addresses Harris’s public challenge: “Anyone who believes that my case for a scientific understanding of morality is mistaken is invited to prove it in 1,000 words or less. (You must address the central argument of the book—not peripheral issues.) The best response will be published on this website, and its author will receive $2,000. If any essay actually persuades me, however, its author will receive $20,000, and I will publicly recant my view.”
BOOK REVIEWS
Free Market Economics: An Introduction for the General Reader, by Steven Kates
Reviewed by Richard M. Salsman
Responsibility & Luck: A Defense of Praise and Blame, by Diana Hsieh
Reviewed by Ari Armstrong
The Conscience of the Constitution: The Declaration of Independence and the Right to Liberty, by Timothy Sandefur
Reviewed by Slade Mendenhall
FROM TOS BLOG
Colorado “Personhood” Measure Would Outlaw All Abortions and More
Ari Armstrong
Janet Yellen: What You Should Know about the Next Fed Head
Richard M. Salsman
Ayn Rand’s Reality-Based Philosophy vs. Cass Sunstein’s Fantasy
Ari Armstrong
FDA Has No Moral or Legal Right to Ban Trans Fats
Ari Armstrong
Libertarians Fiddle while Rome Burns
Craig Biddle
Gun Ownership and Feckless Libertarian Arguments
Ari Armstrong
Listen to the audio recording.
Court Violates Cake Baker’s Right Not to Serve Gay Weddings
Ari Armstrong
The Libertarian Case for Legalized Plunder
Craig Biddle
Listen to the audio recording.
Duck Dynasty and the Difference between Rights and Tolerance
Ari Armstrong
Jobs Celebrates Man Who Put a Dent in the Universe
Ari Armstrong
Listen to the audio recording.
Basic Moral Theories Essentialized
Craig Biddle
Dow Chemical and Crew Illustrate Impracticality of Rights-Violating Policies
Kevin Douglas
Court Correctly Rejects Rights-Violating Net “Neutrality” Rules
Ari Armstrong
Listen to the audio recording.
“A Cause Greater Than Yourself”—In What Sense?
Ari Armstrong
Listen to the audio recording.
DEPARTMENTS
From the Editor
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