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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

    Aristotle, McKerlie, Eudaimonia, and Egoism: A Def

    F23AC
    By F23AC,
    Anthony Carreras May 7, 2004 Aristotle, McKerlie, Eudaimonia, and Egoism: A Defense of the Egoistic Eudaimonism Interpretation It is generally accepted that Aristotle's moral theory in the Nicomachean Ethics is egoistic, at least in a formal sense. We are told that eudaimonia is the highest good and therefore we should each aim at our own happiness. Our fundamental concern is with making our own lives realize eudaimonia. This does not specify what eudaimo

    The Intellectual Activist online

    WGD
    By WGD,
    At www.intellectualactivist.com Robert Tracinsk is offering a free month of his new TIA online.

    HATE

    DavidV
    By DavidV,
    There has been a movement among leftist types to “stop the hate.” “Hate groups” and “hate crimes” are frequently tossed around as if they were irreducible emotional primaries to be replaced by the equally irreducible and indefinable “love.” Someone could probably write a thesis about it, but I’m more interested in the questions of (a) What is hate? and ( Is it ever proper to hate someone/something? I’ll skip the cliché of someone doing something to your mother/sister/significant other as

    Alias

    Tryptonique
    By Tryptonique,
    My girl is an Alias fan and it is the only T.V show she watches AT ALL. She has really enjoyed it though and watches it every week. Does it live up to the hype? What do you guys think about this television show?

    Character-based Investment

    felicity
    By felicity,
    A vital part of Warren Buffett's success stems from his intellectual independence. In the height of the dot-com craze, he was unmoved. He had the patience to wait out what he judged was a bubble ("the biggest transfer of wealth"). In this context, patience means keeping a long term perspective. The cornerstone of his business is buying whole companies, not just stocks. He is also reputed for his honesty and this is a business advantage when he deals with people, because they know they can

    Online chat with Drs. Yaron Brook and Onkar Ghate

    DavidV
    By DavidV,
    <h3 class="title">Online chat with Drs. Yaron Brook and Onkar Ghate on April 23rd!</h3> <span class="post"><p>I'm very pleased to announce an online chat that I have organized with <a href="http://ObjectivismOnline.com">ObjectivismOnline.NET</a>, the <a href="http://www.aynrand.org">Ayn Rand Institute</a> and the <a href="http://www.aynrandchat.com">#AynRand IRC channel</a>.</p> <p><b>On April 23rd at 5:30 PM (P

    Of Economics and War

    AutoJC
    By AutoJC,
    False. Economics was involved in Saddam Hussein's decision in 1990 to attack Kuwait. Rather than pay back loans owed to Kuwait, and having been refused by Kuwait to defer or even forgive such loans, motivated Iraq to attack and take over Kuwait by force. Economics is a major reason why wars start. If a country lacks in resources it then has to figure out by what framework it can trade with other countries inthe global economy to obtain such resources by trade. if a country fai

    Cooperation and Competition

    Areactor
    By Areactor,
    According to the Youth for International Socialism site http://www.newyouth.com/archives/theory/faq/human_nature.asp Now there's tons of arguements in this one quote but I believe the main idea is that Cooperation and Compeition are literally the anti-thesis of each other. How is that true?

    A New Member

    Full-Absolute
    By Full-Absolute,
    Hello. I'm a Catholic student from Washington State. I read Atlas Shrugged recently, at the coaxing of some guys on another bulleting board (Los Soldatos: Los Soldatos ), which has its own small objectivist community at the Stump. (If you try to visit the site, you won't see the Stump; the debate section, among other things, is members only.) So...very interesting philosophy. It's greatly changed my views on economic matters. However, my Catholic beliefs remain the same. In fact, Atlas Shru

    Do mental units obfuscatae essential differences?

    Bearster
    By Bearster,
    In another thread, a troll sneered at the very notion of objective concepts. I would like to use it to talk about the topic. This presumes that cognition is subjective, that any conceivable definition of a word is valid EXCEPT the one offered by Ayn Rand. The problem with dictionary definitions of philosophically important words is that they are often rationally unusable. Package-deals and anti-concepts are what most peopke expect for words like "selfish". You cannot use the

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