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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

    Has anyone read Julain Jaynes?

    Release
    By Release,
    The book is entitled "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind". By Julian Jaynes. I havn't got a hold of it yet (paydays coming soon)...but I've read a lot of material on it and I know the basic premise. It basically explains the evolution of our consciousness and how society came to fall into mysticism and beliefs in gods. If anyone has read it, I would appreciate some form of feedback on it. I'm a bit hesitant to read it because of the controversy surr

    Translations Of "Cyrano"

    KevinD
    By KevinD,
    I have on my computer an excerpt from Cyrano de Bergerac. I don't know which edition it comes from, or who translated it. It's one of my all-time favorite passages from literature: After all, what is a kiss? A vow made at closer range A more precise promise A confession that contains its own proof A seal placed on a pact that has already been signed It's a secret told to the mouth rather than to the ear A fleeting moment filled with the hush of eternity A communion that has th

    What aspects Of Objectivism are unique?

    Brent Rolfe
    By Brent Rolfe,
    Having never studied philosophy in a formal or structured manner I cannot distinguish those aspects of Objectivism that are unique to it from those that are derived from other "schools". For example, Bowzer recently posted on the "tree falling in a forest" thread that the "object as perceived" view of reality/knowledge (in this case as it pertains to the perception of sound waves) was distinctively Objectivist and rejects the view that the quality of sound resides in the falling tree alone

    How does one identify "hunger"?

    Jerry Story
    By Jerry Story,
    From Ayn Rand, The Virtue Of Selfishness, page 21: --- [begin quote] --- A sensation of hunger will tell him that he needs food (if he has learned to identify it as "hunger"), ... --- [end quote] --- The question is: how to identify hunger. This is a perfectly valid question and it is a question that comes under the heading "epistemology". And it does not require special knowledge, only everyday knowledge. (unlike glutamic acid) And it is of relevance to everyone. (again unli

    Influence Of The Hippie Generation

    tommyedison
    By tommyedison,
    Could you tell exactly how much influence the hippie generation has had on the modern world with their philosophy of relativism. I personally think that it has had a lot of influence considering that the world was much better in the 50s.

    Your thoughts on the O.O.D.A. loop?

    Al Kufr
    By Al Kufr,
    OODA loop is kinda hard to explain, so ill let these links do it for me. This idea is used in war and in buisness(may interst some of you capitalist out there) or any competative situation. This is one of the best explanations of what the OODA loop is, but you need a Power Point viewer: Download the viewer HERE. And here is the Power Point presentation Time as a Weapon This is a short video and powerpoint presentation that exaplains the odda loop: http://www.

    Objectivism & Education

    Dagny
    By Dagny,
    In another thread called "An Objectivist Church" GreedyCapitalist posted this: "When I say that most people won't get a liberal arts education, I mean that 12 years of primary education should be sufficient for most people. Now remember that this is a rational society where you can get an education in primary school that far exceeds anything you can get in college now. I went to a public school myself, and I took several years of biology, chemistry, physics, calculus etc. I think the stuff

    An Interesting Take On The Olympics

    argive99
    By argive99,
    The following link is one Objectivist blogger's take on the olympics. I agree with his discussion of it. I too find it hard to be inspired by world class athletes because I know that genetics plays such a crucial role. Without hitting the 'genetic lottery' there is no way that most people could ever achieve what these high end athletes achieve. This in not to attack achievement but to recognize that many sports have genetic prerequisites that place them outside the realm of possibility for those

    Unable To Post

    Betsy
    By Betsy,
    Could someone please help Stephen out. Since last night Stephen has not been able to post. Perhaps it has something to do with this new ObjectivistsR.us change. He is able to log in, but when he tries to perform any function, such as replying to a topic, when he gets to that page, he is no longer logged in and he is recognized as being a "guest." Each step of the way, he is again asked to log in. Stephen has tried deleting all cookies associated with the web site, but this did not help

    Your Favorite Color

    always_learning
    By always_learning,
    Color can bring about certain emotions and feelings. They do this by reminding you of other instances (not the instance its self, but rather your feelings toward it) in your life when you felt a particular way and that color was some how involved, at least enough to make of think of it at a later date. Events in your life can persuade your opinions of a color, movies you’ve seen, paintings you’ve looked at, natural events (fire, snow), etc., you get the idea. The relationship of colors and th

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