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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

    What do I do about High School?

    Som Guy
    By Som Guy,
    I am a Sophmore in High School, who has been battling with a question for a long time. See in the school system we are given grades that are supposed to represent our knowledge in a certain subject. A good idea for a way to prove knowledge. However how it is implemented creates a deep lie and contradiction. This is because your grade consists of a large amount of assignments and tests. Instead of one final test to assure knowledge they insist on averaging previous measurements of knowledge

    Music & Animals

    dondigitalia
    By dondigitalia,
    I am in the middle of reading The Romantic Manifestp, specifically the article on "Art and Cognition." Rand states that the musical experience lies on the sensory and perceptual levels of cognition, rather than the conceptual, as do other art forms. The higher animals do have percepts, and they do have emotions. If no conceptual faculty is needed, why do the higher animals not experience music the way humans do?

    Philosophy: Who Needs It - 1st Printing Difference

    jedymastyr
    By jedymastyr,
    I just found a first edition copy of Philosophy: Who Needs It? (hardcover) I found an auction on ebay with a picture of the back of the title page: auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ssPageName=WDVW up close picture of back of title page: http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/viewimage....&pt=bidpay&sp=0 Now this is my question... The copy I bought had a slightly different back of the title page. As said in the auction, mine also has a $15.95 price on the

    Good Book On Logic

    RationalBiker
    By RationalBiker,
    I'm looking for some recommendations regarding a good book on Philosophical Logic. Suggestions anyone? Thanks in advance, VES

    Introduction

    walsh
    By walsh,
    My name is walsh. I've been lurking on this forum for a while, and I decided I would join. I doubt that I will be as helpful as a few of you, but I hope to be able to add a little something every now and then. My personal stuff: I'm in Austin, TX, but not a member of the local university club. Never did get around to joining, perhaps because as far as clubs go, the Objectivists are almost entirely invisible. Ms. Tara Smith does speak for other clubs, and I almost certainly will e

    Canadian????

    meganfiala
    By meganfiala,
    I would like to know if there are any Canadian members on this site. (I don't want to bring up a topic like canadian politics if there aren't any.) Let me know!! If so, let me know what you think about Canada vs. US. Who's better off? Your opinions?

    Operation Thunder Run

    Praxus
    By Praxus,
    A detailed account of TF-1-64's charge into Baghdad... "The battle for Baghdad had begun two days earlier, at dawn on April 5, a bright, hot Saturday. Task Force 1-64, a battalion nicknamed Rogue, pulled out from the operations center, led by 30 Abrams tanks and 14 Bradleys, their squat tan forms bathed in gold morning light. This was to be a ``thunder run’’ up Highway 8, a quick, violent strike through 17 kilometers of uncharted territory. Rogue would be the first American unit inside

    Doesn't capitalism lead to exploitation?

    Max
    By Max,
    Let me just preface this by apologizing in advance fore two things a. I am still a novice when it comes to Objectivism, and my knowledge on the subject is far from complete (though I have read her fiction and almost all of her non-fictional books). B. While the questions I am about to pose may appear to be assertive in nature (though I feel they are backed with sound logic) I do not intend to be standoffish. Please believe that I only ask these things to gain a better understanding of the Obj

    Am I being a hypocrite?

    Intresca
    By Intresca,
    Okay, I'm not sure entirely sure if what I'm about to say will make any sense at all, I can only try. I recently had a discussion with my girlfriend about a lot of the things I see during my day that irritate me. She understood most of them, except for one. When people drive around in their cars all night, especially teenagers, as a form of entertainment. For a reason I was unable to explain to her properly, that really irritates me. I told her I found it to be a waste of time, that driving

    On The Edge

    F*ckCommunism
    By F*ckCommunism,
    Has anyone ever played the collectable card game 'on the edge'? you play cards from your hand to gain influence and smear the names of your opponents... it totally reminded me of the pull peddlers from atlas shrugged... the game is entirely realistic in its portrayal of a corrupt, indecent society... and actually alot of fun!

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