Pursuing Values During COVID-19

Every day, it seems, the rights of individual US citizens are increasingly violated by a government gone mad. Thus, I feel compelled to speak my mind about the atrocious violation of rights by the institution that exists solely to protect these same rights. Why is the government taking such action? Because of the COVID-19 pandemic. … Continue reading Pursuing Values During COVID-19 →

Job Costing #7 – Uploading Files Part 2

This post is part of a series on an ongoing project. In yesterday's post, I added support for uploading files to the backend. Today I'm going to focus on implementing the frontend side. InputFile State For starters, I need to add state to the InputFile component. The component can exist in the initial state - without … Continue reading Job Costing #7 – Uploading Files Part 2 →

OPAR Reality – Idealism

This post is part of a series on Objectivism the Philosophy of Ayn Rand by Leonard Peikoff. We've covered the Objectivist view of reality. Next, Peikoff addresses two opposing views. Today, I'm going to explore the first of these, the philosophy of Idealism. The Mystics of Spirit Rand labeled the Idealists as the mystics of spirit. She identifies … Continue reading OPAR Reality – Idealism →

OPAR Reality – The Metaphysically Given as Absolute

This post is part of a series on Objectivism the Philosophy of Ayn Rand by Leonard Peikoff. Today’s topic is the metaphysically given being absolute. The author classifies everything as belonging into two different categories for the purpose of moral judgement - determining how one should evaluate, judge, or question a thing. On one hand are the … Continue reading OPAR Reality – The Metaphysically Given as Absolute →