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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
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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:No Patience for Bad Hospital Manners
By Gus Van Horn blog,
Miss Manners takes a question from someone who recently suffered the double misfortune of being hospitalized and having to share a room with a proselytizer:The confrontation-averse patient ended up pretending to be asleep on the order of 23 hours a day to avoid the incessant evangelizing. Miss Manners gives good advice, as usual, but the most important lesson I took from her reply was not to forget that even hospital patients have agency. I wouldn't have trouble telling someone like this to ca
Reblogged:The Modern 'Case' for Tariffs
By Gus Van Horn blog,
Over at RealClear Markets this morning, I encountered a link to a blog post titled "Tariff Men." This was quite an interesting read, but not for any sound argument in favor of tariffs. Rather, its interest lies in its being an excellent précis of the case Trump's acolytes and cheerleaders are making on behalf of the President -- who seems allergic to addressing the electorate as if we were adults but in fact just doesn't know what the hell he is talking about. Perhaps the most striking things
Why did Ayn Rand hate Plato?
By the new hedonist,
Without the Platonic tradition there would likely be no Christianity. She isn't an empiricist though despite her admiration of Aristotle. Her perfect philosophy seems more Platonic to me.
Ayn Rand on obesity?
Was Ayn Rand a drug-trafficker?
By the new hedonist,
Would she be for the legalisation of recreational drugs?
Does Objectivism have its own symbol?
By the new hedonist,
Okay this is a lowbrow trivial question, I admit but how do you all recognise one another? Or is it the private chartered jet which marks you out to one another as being Objectivists?
What did Ayn Rand think of overindulgence ?
By the new hedonist,
Luxurious, delicious and exquisite decadence for all. Hehe.
Did Ayn Rand believe in UFOs?
Reblogged:Loose Lips...
By Gus Van Horn blog,
It may be hard to avoid hearing about the incredible security lapse that occurred during the buildup to Trump's recent attack on the Houthis, but this is one not to avoid. Atlantic journalist Jeffrey Goldberg's report (noted as a 14 minute read) will not fail to fascinate or alarm; I am still processing this myself. Read the whole thing, but I think this is representative:This should come as little surprise in the administration of someone who arguably should be in prison for mishandling n
Objective Reality and Objective Living
By monart,
OBJECTIVE REALITY AND OBJECTIVE LIVING
[Here are some highlights, from the perspective of self-realization and self-betterment, of the meaning of the concept of Reality or Existence: the widest, most abstract and fundamental of all concepts, subsuming and integrating all other concepts – yet, at the same time, it’s the most simple, concrete, directly observable concept, seen in each and every thing that’s real and exists. Reality exists all arou