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Philosopy at DavidFisco.com

Articles on philosophy, focusing on Objectivism, the philosophy developed by Ayn Rand.

"The highest responsibility of philosophers is to serve as the guardians and integrators of human knowledge."
-Ayn Rand, Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology

Epistemology Mind Map

I study epistemology as a hobby and am working on this mind map to help me explore the subject.

This is a work-in-progress. It is not complete and contains errors. I will update it frequently as I learn more epistemology. I am posting it at this stage to allow public review and comment. You can also comment privately.

Published: Thursday, 29 May 2008» Read more »

Objectivism on Brokeback Mountain

Abstract: 

While no character in Brokeback Mountain can be considered an Objectivist and the film is philosophically muddied and inconsistent, Brokeback Mountain contains and engenders more Objectivist thought than the vast majority of analysts have realized.

More than two years after the release of Brokeback Mountain, I was flipping through the channels one weekend and found the film playing on cable television. I had no interest in seeing the movie during its overwhelmingly popular theatrical run, but I had heard quite a bit about the plot and seen or read several of the critics' and commentators' analyses. I expected something I could evaluate easily from an Objectivist perspective.

Published: Tuesday, 2 September 2008» Read more »