Peikoff's Mullet Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 I consider myself fortunate to have stumbled upon this site, and I look forward to sharing ideas with all of you! A little about myself: I'm currently a college student studying Finance, but my true passion is writing music. I was introduced to Objectivism about 3 years ago by both my cousin and the music of Rush. I haven't read an incredible amount of Ayn Rand's works, but I have read The Virtue of Selfishness as well as many of her essays. As far as other Objectivist works go, I have read most of OPAR and The Ominous Parallels; I'm also extensively familiar with many online videos regarding Objectivism, specifically talks/debates by Yaron Brook, Leonard Peikoff, Harry Binswanger, Onkar Ghate, and Alex Epstein. I love all kinds of art! So excited to hear what the folks of the Objectivism Online Forum have to say!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reidy Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 Welcome to the forum. You've followed an unusual path, as most of us read the novels first. Peikoff's Mullet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peikoff's Mullet Posted March 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Reidy said: Welcome to the forum. You've followed an unusual path, as most of us read the novels first. Yeah, I suppose it is a little odd to get into the nitty gritty right away. I guess I was just really fascinated by the political aspect and the inner-workings of the philosophy from the time I was originally introduced. Of course, I've heard the novels are fantastic from a few people, and I'm very excited to read them! I suppose either Atlas Shrugged or The Fountainhead would be the logical starting point to delve into the fiction? Edited March 7, 2016 by Peikoff's Mullet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reidy Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 Anthem is the traditional starter for middle-schoolers. After that age people usually start with The Fountainhead then move on to Atlas Shrugged and We The Living, with Anthem somewhere along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eiuol Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 Hey, I love the username! If you're excited to read Rand's fiction, I'd say start with whatever sounds most interesting. I started with Atlas Shrugged, just because it seemed cool. You could start with Anthem too, because it would probably remind you a lot of Rush, with 2112 or the song Anthem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peikoff's Mullet Posted March 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 19 minutes ago, Eiuol said: Hey, I love the username! If you're excited to read Rand's fiction, I'd say start with whatever sounds most interesting. I started with Atlas Shrugged, just because it seemed cool. You could start with Anthem too, because it would probably remind you a lot of Rush, with 2112 or the song Anthem. Thanks! After giving it a bit of thought, I figure I'll probably start with The Fountainhead simply because Howard Roark seems like a real cool guy. Unfortunately, it'll probably be awhile before I can really start on the fiction; I feel obligated to finish OPAR and Ominous Parallels, and I've got Equal is Unfair on the way...hopefully I'll get to her fiction before I'm dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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