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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

    Belated Introduction

    Skywalker
    By Skywalker,
    Hi everyone, I've been discussing things on this forum for a while, but I've never formally introduced myself. Time to remedy that. I'm a college student (soon to be a graduate student) from New Jersey, with interests in music, literature, politics and philosophy. My introduction to Ayn Rand came in my last year of High school when I read the Fountainhead to enter ARI's essay contest (in which I achieved second place out of many applicants). Since then I have, over a large period of time, r

    New member

    Zhraath
    By Zhraath,
    Hello everyone! My name is Marcus, and I have finally taken the time to sign up for these forums. I have been a "lurker" for a couple of weeks now, and look forward towards actually participating in some of this sites rational discussions. I am currently a 2nd year student at Florida State University, majoring in poli sci and philosophy for my pre-law. I am also the secretary of FSU Objectivism (www.fsuobjectivism.com) Sincerely, Marcus Lange "Love is the expression of one's va

    Nothing left to do in Philosophy?

    F23AC
    By F23AC,
    This is an issue that has been on my mind recently. Objectivism is a philosophical system that covers every area of philosophy (excpting perhaps the philosophy of law, I dont know of any objectivist theory in the philosophy of law, but Im sure some of objectivism's wider principles entail certain answers in phil. law). As an objectivist, you believe that Objectivism is 100%TRUE. That being said, it seems that if you are an objectivist then you must believe that every philosophical question ha

    Civil Committment

    Neurosophist
    By Neurosophist,
    In many states currently there are standards which allow for indefinite commitment of an individual who is considered to pose a danger to themselves or others (though they are often brought up for review, similar to a parole hearing). This conflicts greatly with our non-napoleonic code of "Innocent until proven guilty" and there are many horror stories of individuals experiencing breakdowns and winding up in horrid mental facilities for long periods of time. Where do we draw the line regarding

    Looking for moderators, bloggers, writers

    DavidV
    By DavidV,
    I am looking for moderators to assist me with running the forum. Please message me if you are interested. See this post if you would like to help with moderation in an "unofficial" function: http://forum.ObjectivismOnline.com/index.p...t=0entry40351 Also, I am always looking for new bloggers, and writers for the main site. If you would like to submit content to the main site, just let me know and I’ll send you the details.

    Funny LTE

    MinorityOfOne
    By MinorityOfOne,
    Some people just shouldn't open their mouths. Excerpted from a letter to the editor at The Columbian:

    Greetings from the People's Republic of Brazil

    brainbug
    By brainbug,
    Or something like that... Hi all! I'm familiar with this website and forum for quite a bit, but now I'm introducing myself. My name is Bruno Raymundo, I'm 21 years old, Chemical Engineering student, and I was born and live in Brazil. Fortunately, in one of the most well developed areas, the southern region. On the other hand, unfortunately, Brazil is walking towards a frightening path, the road to collectivism. That's why I posted this topic as People's Republic... actually it's a detu

    Hi all

    Ramare
    By Ramare,
    Hi all, Yet another lurker here who’s been wondering whether to join or no . . . I guess I’m taking the plunge. A lil somethin’ about me: I’m a fiction writer, although it still feels weird to say that, as I am unpublished and have only the vaguest plans for a novel in the works. Perhaps aspiring novelist would be more appropriate, although I do have a growing collection of short stories that I am rather proud of (most days, anyway). Or maybe it should be editor by day, writer by nigh

    What did "Who is John Galt?" mean to you?

    AmbivalentEye
    By AmbivalentEye,
    I want to know what this o e question meant to yoou when you first encountered it. what it signified in your minds. what it meant to you...specifically, as you read from page to page in search of an answer. I read atlas shrugged at the age of 12. i finished it in 2 weeks, and when i finished it, i simply started it over. i will discuss my answer to this topic, but i don't have the time right now. i'll come again.

    Recommended books that analyze Objectivism?

    Unhip
    By Unhip,
    If you know of any good cheap books that analyze objectivism please write them down or give me link.

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