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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

    The State

    Gabriel
    By Gabriel,
    Lately, I've been considering the role of the state. I'd like to share with you a scenario I've been examining: Let's say that CountryA starts subsidizes 55% of the cost of producing cars, therefore car manufacturers in CountryA can afford to cut prices with up to 50% Let us also supose, for clarity, that CountryA only exports cars to CountryB. CountryB is also a manufacturers of cars. There are 2 likely scenarios: 1) According to laissez-faire economics, the state of CountryB has

    Semantics When Referring To Men And Mankind

    iouswuoibev
    By iouswuoibev,
    In her literature, Ayn Rand spoke of man and mankind. In this day of political correctness it is tempting to yield to the objections some people might have to these terms, reasoning that it is better to use different words if it will avoid possible protest, and get the point across quicker. I think there are appropriate places for shying away from the use of these terms. For instance, I wouldn't start a sentence by going: "I would like all the men on this forum to post their ideas" when ref

    AS eBay auction...

    RationalBiker
    By RationalBiker,
    I can imagine folks would be willing to pay a hefty sum for a 1st edition in excellent condition, but $2000? I'll be interested to see if this one sells. VES

    Some strange posting dates

    stephen_speicher
    By stephen_speicher,
    I wonder if anyone else has noticed that sometimes the posting date in the "Last Action" column of a subject forum has the wrong date. For instance, right now in the "Miscellaneous" forum, I see the following: ---------Topic Title----------------------- ... ----------Last Action------------------ Poll: Pro Choice = Pro Death Penalty?..........1st June 2004 - 11:44 AM (Pages 1 2 3 ...9 )agree or disagree?...........Last Post by: mvkormes But, if you click on that last post, when

    Where To Go For Enlightenment?

    IdentityCrisis
    By IdentityCrisis,
    I started a thread on the CapMag forums and was told about this forum, so I figured I should bring this up here as well. There was an objectivist exercise scientist and bodybuilder named Mike Mentzer who, after a great deal of both theorization and in-the-trenches expirementation, discovered that much of the conventional wisdom on exercise is not only useless but harmful. I tried his program instead, and got wonderful results. But the thing is that I never would have heard

    Hippie Here

    hippie
    By hippie,
    Hello, all. I'm Adam, I spend most of my year in Boston at Brandeis University but come home to Florida in the summer. I have majors in philosophy and history, and I intend to get a masters in philosophy at NYU. I may tack on a major in Spanish if I can work it in. I will be studying in Israel during the coming spring. I like to travel and have been to Britain, France, Canada, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, Greece, and Switzerland. I would truly like

    Sports And Objectivism

    HankRearden
    By HankRearden,
    Are sports consistent wtih Objectivism? What is the social value of professional sports? What is the personal value?

    New Bio Of Genghis Khan

    dmw
    By dmw,
    My friend [who has no email account] has just read Jack Weatherford's new biography of genghis khan and would like to discuss it with an objectivist who has also read the book, as she finds several interesting ideas therein that she believes can only be understood by one with an objectivist viewpoint.

    This Is The Kind Of Thread...

    RationalBiker
    By RationalBiker,
    which yes, is my fault. http://www.politicalmachine.com/Forums.asp...AID=17858#68161 Most notably my later comments where I resort to sarcasm. The thread relates to the ACLU opposing some measures regarding train security. Of note, several people don't mind that some folks be subject to scrutiny while others go unnoticed. Either that, or they wouldn't mind if they instituted random checks and base security efforts on luck. Finally, one person says In following the thr

    What Would Be Your Response To This?

    the tortured one
    By the tortured one,
    This reeks of big government interference and underlaying causes that this website does not address. Drowning in an Ocean of Plastic does anyone know where I can do research on this subject, or perhaps have some information that I could use? thanks.

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