Man’s Lot

With a body hewn by the ages,A changing I had no part in,An effort I could not observe,Among the countless made,I had no choice in what it would be,It couldn’t be but through sanction,A passing through eternity’s gauges, Time is evidence of its efficacy,Eyes that are meant to see,Hands that are meant to grasp,Mind that Read More …

Soulless

To live the life of the soullessThat horrid beasts would consume my fleshTheir wills overmatching mineWith waning love, I let out my lightA span of water poured into a hole

Objectivism and Charity

Merriam Webster defines charity as “generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy or suffering.” Many triumph charity as the height of what’s good, but of what good or use is charity to an egoist? Charity for an egoist is a means to help those one values who are in need or suffering. It’s a virtue Read More …

Virtue Hierarchy

Some people were wondering what place virtues like “loyalty,” etc., would have in the Objectivist ethics. Below is the best I could draw up into how minor or less fundamental virtues may take place in the Objectivist ethics. You will notice that they are derivatives of the more fundamental virtues, as I put six fundamental Read More …

Evil’s Wear

The point of evil people is to take your time. By definition and consequence, an evil person is a person one ought not deal with. Evil is what one ought not do. It takes time to think and find what one ought do. Simply thinking about an evil person or evil is to think about Read More …

The Rabbit Hole

I’m taking a trip down the rabbit holeto see how far down it goesI’m taking a trip down the rabbit holeto see all its pleasures and woes It’s deep and dark and forebodingand nothing quite makes senseEach corner, I don’t know what it’s holdingand it surely can make one tense But I have my mind Read More …