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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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Not Voting
By MisterSwig,
Some people here have stated that they do not intend to vote for a president in the coming election, because the candidates are too evil.
This brings to mind two questions:
1. At what point is a candidate so evil that you absolutely cannot vote for him?
2. And, in general, does a non-vote have any value? If so, in what context?
I haven't formulated answers to these questions. Before giving my own thoughts, I'd appreciate any comments.
Warding Of Trolls
By Bold Standard,
I had an idea on a way to possibly reduce the amount of trolls comming in, while still allowing those new to Objectivism (even to philosophy in general) to feel comfortable to ask questions and learn and not be in fear of wasting our time, or of being rejected etc.
Those new to Ayn Rand and just for the first time trying to sort through the massive amount of information and missinformation about her and her ideas are sure to run into a massive amount of "Rand slandered." The reasons behi
Two lectures for sale
By Atlas51184,
Anyone interested in buying either Introduction to Logic or Objective Communication? The price for Intro to Logic at Ayn Rand Bookstore is $225, I'm selling it for $100. Objective Communication goes for $195. I'll sell it for $80. They are both in perfect condition (audio tapes) and have all the booklets they came with. I'm selling them because I need money. Send me an email at [email protected] if you are interested in buying.
What are Rand's views of Aristotle's Prime Mover?
By coirecfox,
I have never read, seen, or heard about any instance where Rand address Aristotle's Prime Mover? Did she ever? If she didn't, why not?
Hello
By The Owl,
Hi. I hope it is okay that I registered even though I am not an Objectivist, or even a student of Objectivism. I'm simply going through some of Ayn Rand's texts, and figured doing some reading at this site might help me clear up any confusion I might otherwise have, from reading them.
I might ask the occassional question in the "general" forum, but even then I promise I'll try to search for an answer BEFORE asking it. It was the fact that I couldn't get the search feature to function until
Hi!!
By egodart,
Hello everybody,
I owned and ran a fashion house for seven years, then worked as an assistant to a private architect for 3 years while I continued my private studies in philosophy and then worked as editor and designer of the feature/magazine section of a daily newspaper for 5 more years.
I have recently relocated to Mumbai, India. My first and last love remain movies from when I was 4 to this day and forever. Currently I am engaged full time in medical recovery and film training.
Greetings from AutoJC
By AutoJC,
Thanks to a link from the Capitalism forum, I'm here.
I am AutoJC, the username of an architect from Southern New England.
I addition to here, I also post at forums related to my profession, as well as the Capitalism Forum, MacNN's Political War forum (where I post as saab95), Macaddict's MiniThink, Fubar forums, and Ihateapple.com.
I also have my own website and forum
I am elated that someone took the time and effort to concoct a forum for us capitalists and objectivists.
Hello
By BondShirley,
Hi everyone,
My name’s Ray Girn. I’ve been following along quite closely for a while now. I can't resist the itch to join any longer.
I’m really in awe of this site. You 20 year olds have it so easy! Back in my day, we never had forums like this. If we wanted to talk Objectivism, we had to get in the car and… just kidding! I’m only 25. But seriously, this site is a really great way to learn to apply Objectivism. I’m looking forward to participating.
I'll be at OCON, so it'
Kim Sun-il Rip
By MisterSwig,
South Korea Confirms Hostage Killed
Kim Sun-il was an evangelical Christian businessman. Yet, apparently, it was for his South Korean citizenship that he was selected to be murdered by militant Islamists.
Kim Sun-il, under the knife of militant Islamists, pleaded for his life, begging his countrymen to leave Iraq. South Korea showed weakness, despite presently refusing to cancel a planned troop deployment to the region. Facing the threat of Kim Sun-il's beheading, South Korea insisted
Need Contact info on Publishers
By RadCap,
Hi all,
I have mentioned in passing on a couple occasions that I am fighting both a medical, and a related legal, battle. Today I received some bad news in regard to them, which affects me financially in an crushing way. So I need some advice if anyone might have some.
In relation to the Rational Man concept/series of illustrated books I wish to pursue, does anyone have contact with publishers who might be willing to produce such a series? While this is still very much in its rough