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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

    Objectivism vs International Relations - What to make of Realism , Neorealism, Liberal Internationalism and the other "Mainstream " schools of International Relations, especially from Oist views?

    Mthomas9s
    By Mthomas9s,
    Will share some links on the regards to different schools of politics below. What should be made of these mainstream schools of international relations, and how they unambiguously advocate the transgression of rights and life of individuals for the sake of the state, influence over others, etc ? What have Rand and other Objectivists written on these topics? What can we make of these schools amidst their "evil elements" whether apparent or not ?

    Objectivism and science

    Navi
    By Navi,
    Hello guys I am new here and have some questions I hope you guys can help me with.   I read about Ayn Rand and what she stand for. One of here main points was that we all live in the same reality and our sense help use connect to this reality. That reality is objectively.    What I am wounding is do you guys still believe in this? I have seen a lot of people disagree with this statement and says there is no objective reality and everything is subjective? What are you guys though

    Does Howard Roark’s initiation of force against property owned by others conform to Ayn Rand’s philosophy?

    The Laws of Biology
    By The Laws of Biology,
    I. FACTS Howard Roark used dynamite to destroy the Corland building, which was entirely owned by other parties. Roark did not have permission for this act of destruction from the owners of the Cortland building or from the government agencies that, in the interests of public safety, regulate the use of dynamite in an urban setting. No one connected with the Cortland building had ever used physical force or threatened physical force against Howard Roark’s person or against his property. Befo

    Reblogged:Where Are the Flying Cars?

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    Writing at the Foundation for Economic Education, economist Alex Tabarrok argues persuasively that, but for government regulations, lots of us would have been commuting via flying car by now. Tabarrok ably captures the technical feasibility angle with multiple examples, including the nearly century-old footage embedded in this post, and with equal adroitness shows the devastating impact of regulation on the relevant sector of the aviation industry. It is the lack of will to rid ourselves of pre

    About the Russian aggression of Ukraine

    AlexL
    By AlexL,
    An analysis of John Mearsheimer's position, which is: "it is not Putin but the West, especially the U.S., that’s principally responsible for this disaster. The Ukraine Crisis Is the West’s Fault.” The analysis continues:   Read here the full analysis.

    Anthem

    Boydstun
    By Boydstun,
    Ayn Rand’s novella ANTHEM, published in 1938 and revised in a 1946 edition, is set in a fictitious collectivist community, one smaller and simpler than Kira’s historical setting in WE THE LIVING. Rand’s ANTHEM is presented as a journal kept by her protagonist whose name is Equality 7-2521. He records that he dares to choose, in the secrecy of his own mind, work he hopes to do when leaving the Home of the Students. He loves the Science of Things. He hopes he will be selected to be a scholar, but

    Jordanian national attacks Israelis, kills at least three (news)? Thoughts, especially amidst IL-JD and IL-Arab world relations? How should third parties "stay out of the way"?

    Mthomas9s
    By Mthomas9s,
    Will share the article below.. I heard this news a few days ago, and i was repeated in one of this morning's (??) podcasts from the Ayn Rand Centre UK.

    Examples of Arguments Lacking Horizontal Integration

    Vik
    By Vik,
    I am looking for examples of deductive arguments where: the premises are true the conclusion can be "deduced" from the premises if you forget the rest of human knowledge the conclusion is false Units fitting these criteria would help me distinguish good applications of logic from bad "logic" (e.g. context dropping)

    The Brainiacs Strike Again

    Reidy
    By Reidy,
    May 24: Historically destructive hurricane season in 2024. 1 2 3 4. The reason (say 1, 3 and 4): global warming. September 24: It didn't happen. The reason? Global warming.

    Objectivism, agnosticism and hard atheism

    HappyDays
    By HappyDays,
    I’m curious whether or not objectivism is in the category of agnostic atheism, the belief that god is logically and epistemically possible but shouldn’t be accepted or believed in due to insufficient evidence, or “gnostic”/hard atheism, the belief there is no god and the belief this is epistemically certain (or near certain)? If the latter, what justification does objectivism claim for such a position

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