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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

    Reblogged:Thank You, Publix!

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    There's a good article at Vox about a Florida intuition I will miss when we move out of state: Publix, the state's ubiquitous and well-liked grocery chain. I especially like the account of its founding at the start of the article:I had not been aware of any of this -- except that a few other states in the South also have locations. Sadly, Louisiana isn't one of them: I checked soon after we decided to move there. (I don't shop there for everything, but it has been my go-to for grilling night an

    Existence, We

    Boydstun
    By Boydstun,
    (Click on image.) This image displays the title and subsection titles of my paper to be published in The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies this July. I developed the metaphysics debuted in this paper over a period of about five years, working on it in the morning hours of each day, beginning before sunrise. An apt name for the resulting philosophy would be Resonant Existence. The image is a pre-dawn look out back at our place, a look to the east. On my way to coffee, I glance out as I’m sayi

    god an anti concept?

    QuidProQuo
    By QuidProQuo,
    Just going through ITOE and noting the importance of similarity in terms of CCD. This aspect is strikingly necessary to developing a concept.  When thinking about how a person could develop the concept of "god" it does not seem like this could ever be formed because the would be no way to place god on a CCD since there is no similarity or commensurable characteristic. Since concepts can't be formed randomly and similarity is a vital aspect of the formation, wouldn't this preclude god as a v

    Self-Sufficient - being Smart, Strong, and Straight

    monart
    By monart,
    [This was written as part of a message to my grandson for his recent 10th birthday. He is an intelligent, articulate, and athletic free learner who doesn't go to government school, won''t eat animals, and is a healthy, happy individualist.] Self-Sufficient - being Smart, Strong, and Straight Being Smart is Knowing clearly what’s real and what’s not. Discovering what exists, what it does, and what goes together or not. Learning well your words, numbers, pictures, and sounds.

    Reblogged:A Republican Should Target These Voters

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    Although his piece mischaracterizes the demographic as "conservative," Mark Penn correctly describes how Trump won the 2016 nomination with suburban voters as an apparent moderate -- and how a non-Trump nominee can target such voters to win the nomination:The path to victory is narrow, but Penn argues that it might be viable once what he calls the "rally-around-the-indictments effect" wears off. I'm not sure how strong such an effect is with educated voters, nor that it will wear off at all for

    Religion: What It's Really Like

    HowardRoarkSpaceDetective
    By HowardRoarkSpaceDetective,
    I think this belongs here. I've recently decided to take on the task of surveying the entire history of philosophy. I've bought a few of the books mentioned by Piekoff and others as the best resources for getting the kind of education that doesn't require poring over original sources. However, as I began to approach the Pre-Socratics, I realized that I would be well-served by an understanding of the atmosphere in which their brand of science suddenly burst forth, namely that of religion.

    Reblogged:Trump Plays the Media Again: The Long View

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    Some sleep-deprived thoughts about a farcical news story... *** "Hugh Akston?" she stammered. "The philosopher? ... The last of the advocates of reason?" "Why, yes," he answered pleasantly. "Or the first of their return." -- Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, p. 308. *** NBC's recent story is borderline hilarious when one momentarily suspends the context of severe cultural rot and political danger it represents. It even has its punchline as its title: "Trump criticizes Republicans pushing abortion bans

    Countering Use of Spyware against Jounalists

    Boydstun
    By Boydstun,
    Complaint  

    Left and Right: Co-Dependent Foes

    Boydstun
    By Boydstun,
    Left and Right: Codependent Foes

    Two Quotes About Doubt

    HowardRoarkSpaceDetective
    By HowardRoarkSpaceDetective,
    Do you agree with the following two quotes: "If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties." - Francis Bacon "As we shall see later, the most important factor in the training of good mental habits consists in acquiring the attitude of suspended conclusion, and in mastering the various methods of searching for new materials to corroborate or to refute the first suggestions that occur. To maintain

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