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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

    Reblogged:Warm, Cold, or No Reading at All?

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    Over at Ask a Manager, a reader with a vicious coworker ("Cassandra") writes in. Since she's in a small town, it is impossible to avoid the coworker socially, and she is tired of forgoing certain activities simply so she doesn't have to deal with Cassandra. The situation reminded me a little of one I faced shortly after college, so the answer interested me. Here's the main point:The power here lies precisely in the fact that Cassandra is functioning in an entirely second-handed way: All the nor

    Entity and Ousia

    Boydstun
    By Boydstun,
    Entity and Ousia Contrasting Roark with many other people, Mallory remarks to Dominique of those others: “At the end there’s nothing left, nothing unreversed or unbetrayed; as if there had never been any entity, only a succession of adjectives fading in and out on an unformed mass” (GW V, 485). Consider in Rand’s full metaphysics the finer structure in her conception of the law of identity: "Whatever you choose to consider, be it an object, an attribute, or an action, the law of identi

    ReasonMan

    monart
    By monart,
    For your enjoyment, here (with permission) is a 5-page comic-book story by Aura Pon, with contribution from her young sons. It's a light-heated story about the power of reason to change minds for the better. Aura is a PhD musician, composer and oboist.  

    Reblogged:Trumpists Rush Primaries

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    Last week, I wrote:This scenario, which I already viewed as unlikely to occur, but the best shot of the Republicans nominating a decent alternative to Joe Biden, appears to be even less likely than I thought. This is because Trump's disciples within the GOP have been pushing for earlier, winner-takes-all primaries:Perhaps because the rules are obscure and vary from state to state, the article is unclear about how much this tilts the scales in favor of Trump, but it does note that the strategy c

    In the Gathers of the World

    Boydstun
    By Boydstun,
    Collection of my best poems, the twenty-six in the Replies below, in an order right for a book. Suns / Steads / Lifehold / Placement / Shadow-Wing / Is Love / Island / Would Be / Each Reach / His Day / Still One / Secret Wreath / We of Love / Stream / The Castle / Brushes / Dream to Sleep / More / Matters / Carriage / After all / So / Landers / That It Had Been / The Song / Yes /

    What Is Good and Why – Stoicism and Ayn Rand

    Boydstun
    By Boydstun,
    What is Good and Why – Stoicism and Ayn Rand

    Reblogged:Four Good Things About the Move

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    A Friday Hodgepodge Our latest move, from northeastern Florida to the New Orleans area, has been our most hectic. This morning, I'm taking some time out to focus on a few of the things I look forward to when it's done. 1. There is an active Arsenal supporter's club there called -- what else? -- the Krewe of Arsenal. (Interestingly, this will be three cities in a row where meeting up for the games will be in an Irish pub.) I stopped going to the local club in Jacksonville during the pandemic

    Foundational Frames: Descartes and Rand

    Boydstun
    By Boydstun,
    I should locate this work and its Addendums in this collection of works. I expect to be adding yet another addendum, this one on Descartes and Rand in their relations to Aristotle's metaphysics and philosophy of mechanics and biology. Foundational Frames: Descartes and Rand

    Reblogged:Haley at the Ready

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    The Semafor, David Weigel opines that Nikki Haley is "riding a charming, focused, and consistent campaign to third place." With polls all over the place, I presume Weigel is placing the former South Carolina governor behind Trump and one of DeSantis or Ramaswamy. I think it is premature to consign Haley to third place: Aside from political junkies and Trump-worshipers, not that many people are paying much attention. This means that, while part of Trump's overwhelming-looking support is never g

    Some Fine Film Finales

    Boydstun
    By Boydstun,
    At my Facebook page, but I'll try to show them directly in this thread also. 

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