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    Objectivism Is The Everyman's Philosophy

    In the universe, what you see is what you get,

    figuring it out for yourself is the way to happiness,

    and each person's independence is respected by all

  • Rand's Philosophy in Her Own Words

    • "Metaphysics: Objective Reality" "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed/Wishing won’t make it so." "The universe exists independent of consciousness"
    • "Epistemology: Reason" "You can’t eat your cake and have it, too." "Thinking is man’s only basic virtue"
    • "Ethics: Self-interest" "Man is an end in himself." "Man must act for his own rational self-interest" "The purpose of morality is to teach you[...] to enjoy yourself and live"
    • "Politics: Capitalism" "Give me liberty or give me death." "If life on earth is [a man's] purpose, he has a right to live as a rational being"

  • Objectivism Online Chat

    HOW CAN OBJECTIVISM BECOME A DOMINANT IDEOLOGY?

    rohintest
    By rohintest,
    MAPPING FUTURE OF OBJECTIVISM   HOW CAN OBJECTIVISM BECOME A DOMINANT IDEOLOGY?   INTRODUCTION The article is for long time Objectivists only. I think at this point only long time Objectivists can clearly visualize the logistics for making the ideology mainstream. Philosophy of Kant, Christianity, and Islam being examples of mainstream ideologies. Personally, I have been reading Ayn Rand and Objectivist literature for more than 20 years now.  

    Reblogged:The Digital Equivalent of 'Asses in Seats'

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    Cal Newport got this Arsenal fan to smile this morning when he noted that the new owner of rival Manchester United has "embrace[d] pseudo-productivity:"I haven't read Newport's new book, but I would feel comfortable betting that he discusses another, more traditional proxy there: asses in seats. If this is how the new owner at United thinks, I can't see them harming Arsenal's title chances any time soon. On a more serious note, I have found Newport's thinking about email and other electronic c

    Israelo-Palestinian Conflict: 2023 Edition

    AlexL
    By AlexL,
    Breaking News -- Israel Under Attack     

    My Verses

    Boydstun
    By Boydstun,
    . These Words These words we read from some desire . . that someone live . . the this entire. Read is our reach, . . our grasp, our be . . life that is know . . wings that are free.   Copyright Stephen C. Boydstun 2016    

    Reblogged:Which Running Mate?

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    The one unsettled question from the presidential rematch from hell is: Who will Trump choose as his running mate, given that Mike Pence ruled himself out by doing his job in January 2021? At RealClear Politics, Trumpist Sean Trende goes through his best guess at a top ten, ranking them according to how well they would help Trump's electoral cause. First, the good news: both leftist gadfly Tulsi Gabbard and J.D. Vance, who took all the wrong lessons from his hardscrabble childhood, rank only se

    Reblogged:Is There Really a Problem at Boeing?

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    Over at Vox is an article questioning how aircraft safety news has been reported lately:Kelsey Piper argues that it is the latter, and has the statistics to back up that contention. In fact, this year, we're having about the usual number of the type of incident she ticks off above. Overall, flight remains a remarkably safe mode of travel:In light of this context, Piper asks whether journalists have a responsibility to not report such non-newsworthy events as the occasional lost tire or in-fligh

    My Ethical Theory and Rand's

    Boydstun
    By Boydstun,
    My Ethical Theory and Rand’s Perception of mind-independent existence is fundamental to human consciousness, though not the whole of what is fundamental in human consciousness. “Existence exists, we live.” The act of grasping that statement implies that things exist, including you and I conscious living selves, our consciousness being something alive and being the faculty of perceiving that which exists. No one understanding the statement “Existence exists,” whether uttered, signed, or

    The Transporter Problem

    DonAthos
    By DonAthos,
    In another recent thread, I was invited to make this one to explore what I'm calling "the transporter problem." In quick summary then, the "problem" considers the famous Star Trek transporter. It purports to disassemble a person (into whatever constituent elements) and then reassemble that person in identical fashion (and perhaps from the same constituent elements) at some distance. In Star Trek, people routinely utilize this technology; however (granting that this would someday be feasible

    Reblogged:Dershowitz on the Hush Money Trial

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    Over at Capitalism Magazine is a piece by Alan Dershowitz which explains (a) how the Trump hush money trial is a cynical mockery of the judicial system, and (b) why everyone, regardless of where they stand on Trump, should be alarmed. I am no fan of Trump, but have long suspected that this trial was an abuse of the legal system by the Democrats. The below makes it plain that I was right:This would be an outrage on its own, but in the context of Democrat foot-dragging on the three legitimate rea

    All forms of wealth created by the mind

    Easy Truth
    By Easy Truth,
    I have trouble with the idea that people go onto an island and there are fruit trees there. They are a form of wealth already there for the taking. How does that fit in with the quote below? Also a stream with fresh water. Granted one must reach out and pick the fruit or pick it off the ground, but the wealth does not have to be created. So what is the definition of wealth here?   "The source of property rights is the law of causality. All property and all forms of wealth are produced b

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