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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

    Unjust Laws

    woschei
    By woschei,
    Ayn Rand argues, "The right to accept [government scholarships] rests on the right of the victims to the property (or some part of it) which was taken from them by force." Of course, as Rand notes, Objectivists must also advocate the repeal of such programms. But the repeal of unjust laws can have harmful effects on individuals. I think of social security or goverment-run health insurances. When I am sick and old it is maybe impossible to get a private health insurance. Is it always proper to de

    Ban Communists?

    DavidV
    By DavidV,
    The CapitalismMagazine forum has a rule that all Communists should be banned instantly. To quote, “Anyone who calls themselves a Marxist, Socialist or Communist and/or tries to 'prove' that National Socialism was a form of Capitalism will be banned instantly.” After encountering our latest commie troll, I am considering applying the rule to this forum as well. Presumably, the assumption is that communists are too corrupt to engage in any sort of rational discourse or critically examine their

    Is Constructivism congruent with O'ism?

    RationalBiker
    By RationalBiker,
    I was speaking with a person today about objectivism and that person suggested to me that I should look into constructivism (referred to later as C) because I would find that they were "congruent". Well based on that person's brief description and looking at several intros to the philosophy, it is decidely NOT congruent on several (if not more) fundamental levels. 1) C holds no position on the existence of an objective reality. A person's "reality" is constructed based on reflecting o

    Objectivism And Copyright Issues

    BetTheFarm
    By BetTheFarm,
    More than once I've considered designing posters, t-shirts, etc. containing Ayn Rand Quotes or similar items. Where do I run into copyright issues, both legally and morally. For example, I bought a t-shirt off of ebay that reads "Reardon Steel" and has a unique logo. Does this infringe on intellectual property rights, in your opinion? I wear the shirt proudly, although I'm probably the only one who knows what it means.... I wish there were more merchandise out there bearing the Objectiv

    Vanilla Sky

    AndrewSternberg
    By AndrewSternberg,
    I saw this movie when it first came out and it fascinated me, but I didn't know why. I just saw it for a second time and I enjoyed it even more. Has anyone else seen it? Like it? Dislike it? I'm curious to see if people saw what I saw and enjoyed.

    The Vietnam War

    Praxus
    By Praxus,
    I believe it was, this is how someone a lot more knowledgable then I explained it to me... Officer of Engineers from World Affairs Board... Long Version - The VN War cost Hanoi by its own accounts over 2 million people and was litterally bombed back to the Stone Age. Hanoi was facing its own anti-war movement before Linebackers I & II. Families may be willing to lose their sons and maybe even their grandsons in a foreign adventure but no way in hell would they tolerate losing their

    The Role Of Emotions In Reason

    luciferchrist
    By luciferchrist,
    Hello, first allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jiah, I am school pursuing my first degree in liberal arts: mathematics and sciences with my ultimate goal as being a neuroscientist. I found out about this site through an argument on another site. I am arguing the role of emotions in cognition as being a byproduct of higher life forms. In research, I have found several papers supporting this notion. It is being said that emotions were developed along the evolutionary path prior to the

    Objectivism And Creation Of Music.

    Release
    By Release,
    I've read OPAR and the Esthetics section of the book mainly talks about literature and art but it doesn't touch base on music too often. I myself am a musician of sorts and I find it hard to finish material or find the 'inspiration' to start new material. When I do get 'hit' with the motivation to start a new project it ends up not turning out like I wanted halfway through and I end up stopping it (in hopes that I'll continue it at a later date). I've read tons of material on crea

    Protestors Of Republican National Convention

    Kitty Hawk
    By Kitty Hawk,
    Here is an early glimpse of the more moderate protestors of the Republican National Convention: Bicycle Protest The real kooks of the left will make MOB look rational.

    Objectivist Conference In London !!!

    Merlijn
    By Merlijn,
    I expect most of you already know, but just in case: there's an Objectivist conference in London this month featuring some of the most prominent Objectivist speakers today. Below is the text of the official ad that was published in The Intellectual Activist in May & June: "Join Dr John Ridpath, Robert Tracinski, and other prominent Objectivist speakers for a rewarding London weekend. In addition to the lectures the conference features several organised excursions. Our venue’s

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