The Birth of Monotheistic Religion – Aristotle Versus Religion (4 of 7)
Alexander, writes historian Paul Johnson, “cracked the Persian Empire like a rotten egg.”20 Following Alexander’s conquest of Persia, explains Durant, “Still enterprising and alert, the Greeks moved by hundreds of thousands into Asia and Egypt. . . .”21 They... The Seminal Intellectual Achievements of Aristotle – Aristotle Versus Religion (3 of 7)
Whereas Socrates taught mankind the germ of a method for determining values, Aristotle broadened and deepened that method as a means to pursue knowledge in any field. Aristotle is the fountainhead of the field of logic. Among other things, he formulated the rules for... The Greeks Give Birth to Western Civilization – Aristotle Versus Religion (2 of 7)
What did the Greeks contribute to human life? As the eminent historian Will Durant wrote, “there is hardly anything secular in our culture that does not come from Greece. Schools, gymnasiums, arithmetic, geometry, history . . . physics, biology . . . poetry, music,... Aristotle Versus Religion (1 of 7)
Careful observation of history reveals two dramatically different approaches to life on earth. In one approach, we see Islamic jihadists perpetrating murderous terrorist assaults around the world, virtually daily. The attack on 9/11 is the worst Islamist atrocity to...Privatizing Education
OCON 2005 Lectures and Panels
This year’s Objectivist Summer Conference 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina features and outstanding lineup of talks and lecturers, including the return of some of our favorite lecturers. From Objectivist Summer Conference 2015 – Talks and PanelsAndrew...Andrew Bernstein at Objectivist Summer Conference 2015
I am giving 2 lectures at Objectivist Summer Conference 2015 this summer in Charlotte, North Carolina! The conference runs from July 4 through July 9. One is on “Black Innovators and Entrepreneurs Under Capitalism,” describing the achievements of such...NYC Lectures
Economist Keith Weiner and I will lecture in NYC on Saturday afternoon, November 1st. I will speak on the moral superiority of capitalism to other political-economic systems–and Keith regarding the great virtues and benefits of gold-based money. Robert Begley,...Constitution Event
The event to understand, better appreciate, and celebrate the U.S. Constitution in NYC yesterday went very well. I spoke on “The Moral and Practical Case for Second Amendment Rights”–sold and signed books, networked, and spent the day with an...Support Andrew Bernstein on Patreon!
