Free Thinker Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Hi, I was wondering how many people on this forum (who are Objectivists) live/reside in Minnesota. I was interested in creating a "salon" of sorts in the Twin Cities Area for such people. The University of Minnesota Objectivist Club (the college I'm attending in the fall) seems defunct, and I already tried creating one at my High School (a dud). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iakeo Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 (edited) Hi, I was wondering how many people on this forum (who are Objectivists) live/reside in Minnesota. I was interested in creating a "salon" of sorts in the Twin Cities Area for such people. The University of Minnesota Objectivist Club (the college I'm attending in the fall) seems defunct, and I already tried creating one at my High School (a dud). Isn't snow to an objectivist the equivalent of Kryptonite to Superman ? What rational person would live where frozen water fell from the skies on a regularly recurrent basis, as it does in the (mythical) land of Minnesota? And as all objectivists are rational, wouldn't it be ludicrous to try to find objectivists in said (mythical) land of Minnesota? Then again, perhaps the ever wonderous products of capitalism have somehow made the (mythical) land of Minnesota somehow LIVABLE..!! Ah,.. if so,.. it's yet another example of the superiority of capitalism, and it's little brothers,.. central heating and pointy roofs! -Iakeo Edited November 27, 2005 by Free Thinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramare Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Once long ago in the mythical land of Minnesota, there was a club of unbelievable size and astounding quality, associated with the U of M. Unfortunately, all of the excellent members of that club have taken wing to warmer parts, mostly due to educational pursuits. Except for yours truly, that is, who remains cold as ever. Recently a group of somewhat misguided unfortunates tried to resurrect said club, which is now, sadly, defunct, as you say. It must be the snow. And by the way, Iakeo, it's Objectivist. Capital O. Proper noun. Ayn Rand's philosophy, the one, the only. Always and forevermore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Iakeo Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 (edited) ... And by the way, Iakeo, it's Objectivist. Capital O. Proper noun. Ayn Rand's philosophy, the one, the only. Always and forevermore. We'll have to agree to disagree as to the "correctness" of using anything but the capital version of the letter "o" for the word "objectivist". I consider "objectivism" a discovery, not an invention, and therefore don't consider it necessary to capitalize it anymore than I would capitalize the words "cat" or "sulfur". -Iakeo Edited May 9, 2005 by Iakeo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Thinker Posted July 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 I want to revise my initial clarion call to Objectivists in MN to Objectivists attending the University of Minnesota. Is anyone there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosmerta Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 Hey there! I currently live in Minnesota but will be leaving in a month or so for college. But its good to know that there is someone else out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RationalEgoist Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 (edited) I want to revise my initial clarion call to Objectivists in MN to Objectivists attending the University of Minnesota. Is anyone there? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well... I live NEXT to the University. Does that count? lol Edited November 28, 2005 by Free Thinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Thinker Posted July 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 (edited) Well... I live NEXT to the University. Does that count? lol Sure...I bunch of Objectivists and myself have meet a couple of times. If you are so inclined, we would love to meet with you as well! Edited April 14, 2006 by Free Thinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justkariann Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 (edited) Day late, and dollar short? Meet Minnesota Objectivisits, and start writing at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Minnesotaobjectivists Hi, I was wondering how many people on this forum (who are Objectivists) live/reside in Minnesota. I was interested in creating a "salon" of sorts in the Twin Cities Area for such people. The University of Minnesota Objectivist Club (the college I'm attending in the fall) seems defunct, and I already tried creating one at my High School (a dud). Edited November 28, 2005 by Free Thinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Thinker Posted February 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 (edited) All- I am starting a O'ist club at the U of MN, so if are interested in joining, send me a PM or post a comment. Edited February 3, 2006 by Free Thinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramare Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 The reason Objectivism is capitalized has to do with the specificity of the content. It is capitalized because it’s a proper noun, which means: a specific, unique entity. In this case, a one-of-a-kind set of ideas. What that means is that you cannot pull any old idea out of a hat, add it to the pile, and say you're an Objectivist, or that that's Objectivism. Objectivism is an integrated whole, and can only contain the specific set of ideas that Ayn Rand delineated as part of her philosophy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegel Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) The club is alive and well hosting live speakers and weekly meetings. The name of the group is now "Ayn Rand Study Group at the University of Minnesota." See the group's website at AynRandUofMN. They can also be found on Twitter and Facebook. Send me a message if you have any difficulty in contacting the club. Edited February 23, 2010 by Kriegel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussK Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 The club is alive and well hosting live speakers and weekly meetings. The name of the group is now "Ayn Rand Study Group at the University of Minnesota." See the group's website at AynRandUofMN. They can also be found on Twitter and Facebook. Send me a message if you have any difficulty in contacting the club. I actually thought about attending tonight's event, but I've got things to do tomorrow. Going down to Minneapolis is like a six hour round trip for me. Maybe, in the future, if there's an event scheduled for Friday, I may attend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Nord Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 For anyone looking for an active Minnesota meet-up group: http://aynrand.meetup.com/178/calendar/135...st&offset=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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