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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"

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    Reblogged:A Biden Exit Strategy

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    Writing at the Atlantic, Graeme Wood offers a way for President Biden to preserve his dignity, demonstrate that his horrible debate performance was a fluke, and offer his party a way out if he can't do the second:It is with great relief I read this piece: It reminds me somewhat of the one Charles Krauthammer wrote back in '05 when Bush II's nomination of the manifestly unqualified Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court looked like an unstoppable train wreck. Back then, Krauthammer offered a way out

    Reblogged:Four Random Things

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    A Friday Hodgepodge 1. You might find the title off-putting, but "Meet the Hobbyists Who Collect Barf Bags" at CNN Travel is a surprisingly fun and benevolent read:I love that fact that some of these collectors worked with Dramamine on an exhibit in New York called "The Last Barf Bag," and that one of them got the last two words of that phrase inscribed on vanity plates. 2. Staying with air travel for a moment, I got a kick out of learning about "PySkyWiFi," which software developer Robert

    Reblogged:Trump II as Hoover Redux

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    At The Hill, Ed Gresser gives a warning on tariffs to Trump and Vance, who will ignore them, and harm the "working class" they claim to be concerned about, by raising the cost of living in numerous ways. For example:As a pro-capitalist, I think taxation should be abolished, but until we can achieve that, shouldn't such a burden be borne more by those who use more of the government's services? Be that as it may, it is a shame to watch Trump-Vance so successfully pander to the very people they

    Reblogged:Three on the Vance Selection

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    As I noted yesterday and stated here before, I regard J.D. Vance as one of the worst possible choices for Vice President on Donald Trump's short list. This view is in terms of Vance's political philosophy and how that choice might affect the future direction of the Republican Party, in my estimate as a proponent of individual rights. But what does the choice mean politically? Regarding Trump's electoral chances, my gut says probably not much: Vance is certainly red meat to the Trump base, as i

    A Role for Abstractionism in a Direct-Realist Foundationalism

    Boydstun
    By Boydstun,
    A Role for Abstractionism in a Direct-Realist Foundationalism by Benjamin Bayer

    Reblogged:Fox Discovers 'Addition by Subtraction'

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    I have little use for cable news and less for Tucker Carlson. I never paid him much attention and am no fan, to say the least: Carlson typifies the loud-mouthed, brain-dead populism that has taken over the right -- and at a time that would otherwise be ripe for a better alternative to the left. (Lots of people these days seem to think being a jerk and taking a stand mean the same thing. That is one of many symptoms of a general loss of the ability to think in terms of principles in our culture,

    Reblogged:Trump Grazed, Rule of Law Hit Again

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    Over the weekend, a sniper attempted to assassinate Donald Trump while he was speaking at a campaign event. The former President was apparently nicked on the ear, but was escorted away for obvious reasons. Ever alert to the chance to capitalize on a moment, he struck a defiant pose on the way out. I am no fan of Donald Trump or Joe Biden and frankly wonder if the best outcome for our country in the short term might be for the both of them to expire before the election. Nevertheless, as unfor

    Is Western culture superior to all other cultures?

    daniel
    By daniel,
    What do people think? I read an article by Edwin Locke on the ARI website. When I told people they criticized it claiming it's too subjective, claiming the criteria of reason etc. is wrong. How should I counter this? What's the evidence that reason is better than mysticism that they have in the middle east for example. Also haven't we benefited from other civilizations? Isn't it wrong to group states together like this into collectives? (Spellings corrected. Please use "Spell Check" button

    Kuhn's STRUCTURE

    Boydstun
    By Boydstun,
    I recently eliminated all of those essay-threads that I had created for the Boydstun Corner at OBJECTIVIST LIVING because the advertising at that site has made it no longer appropriate for sustained serious compositions and reading thereof. I've been making some of those old studies available at OBJECTIVISM ONLINE, and I think this one fits well in this sector. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Thomas S. Kuhn I. Searching In Thomas Kuhn's view, obs

    Reblogged:Four Times I Used Image Search

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    A Friday Hodgepodge 1. I was in Europe a few weeks ago and needed to do laundry. I'd gotten up at 4:00 a.m., successfully getting sole access to a tiny facility shared by hundreds of people. I used our largest suitcase to bring all the laundry at once. I had the detergent pods and stain remover my wife packed. But I had no idea how to use the washing machines! Well, that's an exaggeration, but a four-compartment tray with no labeling confronted me with the potentially show-stopping dilemma of

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