Stefan Molyneux

Irish-Canadian white supremacist podcaster and conspiracy theorist
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Stefan Molyneux was born on September 24, 1966, in Athlone. He is an atheist[1] and has studied at the University of Toronto, McGill University, York University, and Humber Polytechnic. Molyneux works as a writer, novelist, podcaster, blogger, YouTuber, and film director[2]. His fields of work include software, philosophy, ethics, and the software industry[3].

Key Facts

  • Born in Athlone[2].
  • Stefan Molyneux was born on September 24, 1966[3].
  • Stefan Molyneux held citizenship in Canada[10].
  • Stefan Molyneux worked as a writer[4].
  • Stefan Molyneux's professions included novelist[5].
  • Stefan Molyneux's professions included podcaster[6].
  • Stefan Molyneux's professions included blogger[7].
  • Stefan Molyneux's professions included YouTuber[8].
  • Stefan Molyneux worked as a film director[11].
  • Stefan Molyneux's field of work was software[12].
  • Stefan Molyneux's field of work was philosophy[13].
  • Stefan Molyneux's field of work was ethics[14].
  • Stefan Molyneux's field of work was software industry[15].
  • Stefan Molyneux was educated at York University[16].
  • Stefan Molyneux was educated at Humber Polytechnic[17].
  • Stefan Molyneux was educated at National Theatre School of Canada[18].
  • Stefan Molyneux's education included a stint at University of York[19].
  • Stefan Molyneux was educated at Glendon College[20].
  • A notable work attributed to Stefan Molyneux is Revolutions[21].
  • A notable work attributed to Stefan Molyneux is Universally Preferable Behaviour: A Rational Proof of Secular Ethics[22].
  • A notable work attributed to Stefan Molyneux is The Art of the Argument[23].
  • A notable work attributed to Stefan Molyneux is Real-Time Relationships[24].
  • Stefan Molyneux's religion is recorded as atheism[25].
  • Stefan Molyneux was influenced by Ayn Rand[26].
  • Stefan Molyneux was influenced by Aristotle[27].

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Origins and Family

Stefan Molyneux was born in Athlone[2]. He was born on September 24, 1966[3].

Education

Educated at York University[16], a university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1959[30], headquartered in Toronto[31]; Humber Polytechnic[17], a college[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1967[34]; National Theatre School of Canada[18], a drama school[35], in Canada[36], founded in 1960[37]; University of York[19], a public university[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1963[40], headquartered in York[41]; and Glendon College[20], an academic institution[42], in Canada[43], founded in 1959[44].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], novelist[5], podcaster[6], blogger[7], YouTuber[8], and film director[11]. Fields of work include software[12], a product category[45]; philosophy[13], an academic discipline[46]; ethics[14], a branch of philosophy[47]; and software industry[15], a type of industry[48].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Revolutions[21], a written work[49]; Universally Preferable Behaviour: A Rational Proof of Secular Ethics[22], a treatise[50]; The Art of the Argument[23], a written work[51]; and Real-Time Relationships[24], a written work[52].

Personal Life

Stefan Molyneux's religion is recorded as atheism[25].

Why It Matters

Stefan Molyneux ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,784 views/month, #6,750 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

He has been cited as an influence by Naomi Seibt[55], a YouTuber[56], b. 2000[57], of Germany[58], specialised in climate change denial[59].

FAQs

Where was Stefan Molyneux born?

Stefan Molyneux was born in Athlone[2].

What did Stefan Molyneux do for work?

Stefan Molyneux worked as writer[4], novelist[5], podcaster[6], blogger[7], and YouTuber[8].

Where did Stefan Molyneux go to school?

Stefan Molyneux was educated at York University[16], Humber Polytechnic[17], National Theatre School of Canada[18], and University of York[19].

Who did Stefan Molyneux influence?

Stefan Molyneux has been cited as an influence by Naomi Seibt[55].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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