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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 Purpose of Purpose with Yaron Brook

    dream_weaver
    By dream_weaver,
    A nice breakdown of purpose in both a prepared and extemporaneous manner.

    Reblogged:Two on the Fauci Emails

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    I have to agree with the two main sentiments voiced by Faye Flam regarding email correspondence of Anthony Fauci's released under the Freedom of Information Act. First: With that, Flam opens her consideration of what the emails reveal, which I regard as even-handed. As proof, I offer the following, which an anti-mask "fence vs mosquito" conservative quotes approvingly:I'm not sure whether there was any consensus in February 2020 on how important aerosolized viruses versus viruses in droplets we

    Reblogged:What's Wrong With DeSantis

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    The man to watch in the next presidential campaign, given Trump's unfortunate hold on the GOP, is Florida's Governor, Ron DeSantis. He has an excellent chance of winning the nomination as things stand because of four things: (1) He is very popular with Trumpists; (2) He stands up to media, but has better self-control and a far more professional demeanor than Trump; (3) He sounds superficially like the classical liberal better Republicans and voters like me wish were on the ballot; and (4) His ha

    Atlas Shrugged

    Boydstun
    By Boydstun,
    Mind in Steel Dagny “felt the sweep of an emotion which she could not contain, as of something bursting upward. She turned to the door of the motor units, she threw it open to a screaming jet of sound and escaped into the pounding of the engine’s heart. . . . “Why had she always felt that joyous sense of confidence when looking at machines?—she thought. In these giant shapes, two aspects pertaining to the inhuman were radiantly absent: the causeless and the purposeless. Every part of the mo

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