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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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Some Fine Film Finales
By Boydstun,
At my Facebook page, but I'll try to show them directly in this thread also.
Rand and the Greeks
By Boydstun,
I wrote this and originally posted it online in 2010.
Rand and the Greeks
In the “The Objectivist Ethics” Rand stated: “Aristotle did not regard ethics as an exact science” (14). “He based his ethical system on observations of what the noble and wise men of his time chose to do, leaving unanswered the questions of: why they chose to do it and why he evaluated them as noble and wise” (OE 14). Insofar as Aristotle’s approach was indeed as described in the preceding quotation (see e.g. NE
Existence, We
By Boydstun,
(Click on image.)
This image displays the title and subsection titles of my paper to be published in The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies this July. I developed the metaphysics debuted in this paper over a period of about five years, working on it in the morning hours of each day, beginning before sunrise. An apt name for the resulting philosophy would be Resonant Existence.
The image is a pre-dawn look out back at our place, a look to the east. On my way to coffee, I glance out as I’m sayi
Capacity for Philosophy
By HowardRoarkSpaceDetective,
In a book I'm reading on Charles de Brosses (enlightenment-era thinker, coined fetish in the anthropological context as regards the origins of religious belief), he is described, in part, this way:
"Finally, influenced, by materialist tendencies, he investigates how concrete circumstances, the limits of technology, and bodily capacities condition human nature and thought."
My first instinct was to oppose this approach to research, but on further thought, I'm not sure I know what I'm ta
US Oil Production
By Boydstun,
The United States is producing more oil than any country in history
The Bobulinski angle on Biden
By Jon Letendre,
* * * * * Split from Biden is our only hope, say Yaron Brook * * * * *
Today the DOJ announced charges and arrests in the Foxhunt Conspiracy.
The DOJ official says "the hunters became the hunted" at 3:00. Watch here: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1yNGaBgvnjXJj
When did Q start saying that? How many times has Q said it? See here: https://qanon.pub/
The phrase is ubiquitous in the movement, has been for years.
The US Federal Right of Private Citizens to Bear Arms
By Boydstun,
Today the US Supreme Court is hearing arguments in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (who is the NY Police Supt.) and hearing address of the question: “whether the state’s denial of petitioners’ applications for concealed-carry licenses for self-defense violated the Second Amendment.”
Under the present NY gun-control law two citizens not felons were denied licenses to carry handguns at all times. They were authorized to carry them for target practice and hunting away fr
Geology
What is the origin of consciousness? or What is Consciousness?
By Jeremy,
I admit I'm pretty new in my exposure to Objectivism. I have purchased many of the books, and am working my way through them. I have also spent a lot of time reading various threads here on this forum, and listening to online lectures by Peikoff.
The question I keep coming back to, which I cannot seem to find an answer, is this: "What is the origin of consciousness?"
Probably the preliminary question is this: "What is consciousness?"
From what I understand so far, Objectivism s
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