Means and Ends - Brainpolice

Insurrection vs. Pacifism: A False Dillema

There is a general traditional strategic split among anarchists between insurrectionary anarchism and pacifist anarchism. Insurrection is generally associated with either individual or public violent revolution, although if one wants to be specific it...

Posted Wed, Jun 3 2009 by Brainpolice | 5 comment(s)

Filed under: Anarchism, Ethics, Means and Ends, Self-interest, Philosophy, Frederich Neitzsche, Egoism, Insurrection, Pacifism, Strategy

Competition and Cooperation

In the economic sense of the term, competition refers to the incentive to better appease a multiplicity of demands, and cooperation refers to the most efficient and ethical means of meeting such demands. An individual's demands are better met through...

Posted Wed, Nov 19 2008 by Brainpolice | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Coercive Monopoly, Competition, Decentralization, Centralization, Monopoly, Checks and Balances, Means and Ends, Social Contract, Consent, Economics, Free Association

Morality, Rationality, Survival and the Law

I was having a bit of a debate with an Objectivist and we got into some questions about morality and rationality. It related to the question of suicide, and I maintained that suicide is irrational but not immoral and that the individual has the liberty...

Posted Tue, Jun 3 2008 by Brainpolice | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Objectivism, Ethics, Consistancy, Utilitarianism, Aesthetics, Means and Ends, Philosophy, Human Nature, Crime and Punishment

An Apolitical Approach To Libertarianism

In the discussion and debate that goes on among libertarians, it is disputed as to wether or not libertarians should vote and participate in party politics. Some see voting as the only practical option, some think that there should be a multi-pronged...

Posted Sat, Apr 5 2008 by Brainpolice | 12 comment(s)

Filed under: Anarchism, Coercive Monopoly, Competition, Collusion, Monopoly, Checks and Balances, The Calculation Problem, Democracy, Representation, Voting, Means and Ends, Agorism, Propaganda, Consent, Libertarianism

Political Philosophy Is Dead

Clearly, conservatism and liberalism have become anti-concepts, devoid of any objective meaning. They used to have fairly clear definitions, but now they are meaningless terms that change with the context and times at the drop of a hat. The people refering...

Posted Sun, Mar 30 2008 by Brainpolice | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Democracy, Means and Ends, Big Media, Propaganda, Philosophy, conservatism, liberalism

Altruism Doesn't Exist

Is it really possible for someone to engage in a completely selfless act? A rational exploration of the question must lead to a negative rather then affirmative answer. For isn't it the case that no matter what action one engages in, it involves their...

Posted Tue, Mar 25 2008 by Brainpolice | 26 comment(s)

Filed under: Objectivism, Means and Ends, Self-interest, Rational Egoism, Altruism, Libertarianism, Philosophy, Human Nature, Praxeology

Two Fallacies (Or Three?)

In discussing and debating economic and political issues, there are some rather ridiculous fallacies that are commonly manifested in public discourse. These fallacies are not directed at the content of one's ideas so much as the character of those...

Posted Thu, Dec 6 2007 by Brainpolice | 3 comment(s)

Filed under: Ethics, Subjective Value, Aesthetics, Personal Freedom, Means and Ends

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