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abtinf · 2017-04-18 · Original thread
For a practical moral philosophy, one in which the "enterprise of morality as a chain of material implication following from axioms" is foundational and embraced, try learning about Objectivism. As a student of Objectivism, I find it to be a powerful tool in everyday decision making.

For a quick 1-hour introduction, see this Dave Rubin interview with Yaron Brook:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=089xOB9bbhU

For fiction illustrating the principles, you could read The Fountainhead or Atlas Shrugged.

https://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Shrugged-Ayn-Rand/dp/0451191145...

https://www.amazon.com/Fountainhead-Ayn-Rand/dp/0451191153/

Or for non-fiction, try The Virtue of Selfishness.

https://www.amazon.com/Virtue-Selfishness-Fiftieth-Anniversa...

Or if you prefer podcasts addressing practical questions, try The Peikoff Podcasts:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/peikoff-com-q-a-on-ayn-r...

Or search for specific questions here

http://www.peikoff.com/podcasts/

javiernanni · 2012-10-02 · Original thread
If I was lucky enough to own two, those would be:

1.Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand http://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Shrugged-Centennial-Edition-eboo...

2.The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying http://www.amazon.com/Tibetan-Book-Living-Dying-ebook/dp/B00...

dschobel · 2010-12-06 · Original thread
Atlas Shrugged

Mediocre novel, tremendous ideas. The prose is a slog but worth it.

http://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Shrugged-Ayn-Rand/dp/0452011876/

viggity · 2010-08-25 · Original thread
Can't believe this hasn't been listed yet: Atlas Shrugged

http://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Shrugged-Ayn-Rand/dp/0452011876

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