Q&A 5 - Birth, Sex, and Death

In this episode...  

1. What's the Objectivist position on abortion?  

2. Why is "man's life" the Objectivist standard of morality rather than "my life"?  

3. What is the Objectivist position on animal cruelty?  

4. Why couldn't Gail Wynand persuade people towards a favorable opinion of Howard Roark? Was it that since he pandered to people's irrationality, no one listened to him anymore? Or did he lack a persuasion technique?  

5. What do you disagree with in Objectivism?  

6. Are Objectivists against team sports?  

7. Should the death penalty be abolished?  

8. What is a philosopher--and was Ayn Rand one?  

9. Should we go on strike?  

10. Is a corollary of an axiom itself an axiom, even though it is not an independent axiom?  

11. Do I need to find a perfect woman to get married?  

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