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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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Fun Resource to Who and When in Mathematics
Reblogged:Slate Looks at Third-Party Voting
By Gus Van Horn blog,
Over at Slate is a decent, albeit left-slanted analysis of how "third-party candidates" might affect the 2024 election. It makes its most interesting point midway when it discusses the erosion in support such candidates suffer in the two-party system as Election Day rolls around. The piece then offers an interesting possible exception to that historic pattern, though:I agree that a third-party candidate could overcome that pattern, but doubt it would be Kennedy, an all-purpose kook whose anti-v
Topics on This Forum Might Get Deleted or Hidden Without Notice
By KyaryPamyu,
A heads-up to the members of this forum: make backups of any writings you have posted here and want to preserve. My thread "How To Be Happy", a comparative study of Rand and Schopenhauer's view of suffering and happiness, got deleted/hidden today without prior notice. For an 'official' Objectivist perspective on Schopenhauer (albeit not the most accurate one), you can refer to Leonard Peikoff's lecture on him.
Reblogged:Nativism Trumps Abortion?
By Gus Van Horn blog,
Writing at The Hill, Juan Williams contends that voters hoping to legalize abortion are a force to be reckoned with in the upcoming election:Unsurprisingly, Donald Trump, who helped cause Roe vs. Wade to be overturned with his Supreme Court appointments, is hoping nativism and xenophobia will come to his rescue:This, Williams suggests, is due to the economy not being a clear win for him in this election. I don't think Williams is completely right. Although Trump certainly doesn't deserve more t
The Biological Basis of Teleological Concepts
By Boydstun,
The Biological Basis of Teleological Concepts (1992) by Harry Binswanger
~Part 1~
In this work, Harry Binswanger rejects the idea that the ends-attaining actions of living things are the result of a kind of sui generis cause appearing in nature in living things and not derivative from the causes in play in inanimate nature. That is, he sets aside the vitalist view of living action; there is no vital force inexplicable in terms of complexes of inanimate forces.
Actions in which th
Reblogged:Can Regulation Ever Be Reasonable?
By Gus Van Horn blog,
A Vox article about the Boeing safety scandal cites the following example of what it calls the FAA "get[ting it] right about airplane regulation:"The FAA doesn't ban the practice because car travel -- which many people might choose if lap children were banned -- is much less safe than air travel, even when children are held on a lap rather than in a separate seat. The author praises this as an example of big-picture thinking and she is correct that the way the FAA chose to regulate does improv
"Project Starship"
By monart,
["Project Starship" is a very young and serious man's description of a romantic and philosophic vision of the future – and of the present, too. It's dedicated to the heroic genius of Ayn Rand, upon whose work this conception of starship is largely based. It's an answer to my previous post here, "What Can One Do?" ]
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Project Starship
3rd Edition
Monart Pon
© Copyright 1976,
Oldest Forest
How To Be Happy
By KyaryPamyu,
Schopenhauer was a big influence on Nietzsche, and Rand liked Nietzsche more than just a little. "His 'Thus Spake Zarathustra' is my Bible. I can never commit suicide while I have it.", wrote Rand, answering a questionnaire, circa 1935[1]. By way of spiritual lineage, could it be that some of Schopenhauer's ethos inadvertently found its way into Objectivism? Well, probably not, but I'm getting paranoid! It's time for a trip down philosophical hall of fame.
Like many philosophers of his era
Reblogged:Four Wins From the Past Month
By Gus Van Horn blog,
A Friday Hodgepodge 1. Before we moved, I had been working to incorporate more walking into my routine, with the goal being about five hours each week. I'm close to having that routine back, but trips into New Orleans looked like they might make that challenging. One day, I had to go to a mall to pick up a gift for my wife's birthday only to discover that the store would be closed for another 45 minutes after I'd arrived. Circumnavigating the mall while timing my walk, I found that it took ab