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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
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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"
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What are your biggest issues with Objectivism?

By TruthSeeker946,
I am semi-convinced by the philosophy and I keep coming back to it because I support its fundamental premises regarding metaphysics and epistemology.
Ultimately, all with have is our minds and our senses to know reality. I get that.
However, what is an Objectivist to do when the vast majority of people refuse to think, refuse to exercise reason?
So my problems are more with the applicability and practicality of Objectivism on the macro scale in the real world.
Take mass imm
HB v. AB: Is collectivism the greater evil?

By whYNOT,
Bernstein begins with the stronger proposition and with the best arguments only so much that Harry can challenge it with. And the winner is...
Worth plodding through for a few hours. https://capitalismmagazine.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e6daac5bbabca715ce33f553e&id=b512080f0d&e=1ce5f80967
Reblogged:Thinking About Thoughtful

By Gus Van Horn blog,

In a recent Human Flourishing podcast, Alex Epstein interviewed Brian Amerige, formerly of Facebook, on the subject of "Overcoming the Problems of Today's Social Media." I will admit that I started listening to this episode with somewhat low expectations: I knew that Epstein was involved with starting something like a social media app. Indeed, within the note file I have automatically generated whenever I save audio from YouTube, I had added, "This could either be very good, or amount to an hou
How many masks do you wear?

By Tenderlysharp,
How many masks do you wear?
I chose to present and ponder this topic as a Metaphysical and Epistemologcal exploration of identity.
This thread is not so much to argue the benefits and safety of the mask. Another thread seems to do a thorough job in favor of the mask: https://forum.objectivismonline.com/index.php?/topic/34048-rebloggedit-is-not-self-interest-to-take-illness-lightly/&tab=comments#comment-368272
I wear the mask every day, I had Covid in February, never been mo