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Objectivism holds that productive work is, as Ayn Rand put it, man’s “noblest activity.” Whether one is a janitor or a philosopher, he
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Objectivism holds that productive work is, as Ayn Rand put it, man’s “noblest activity.” Whether one is a janitor or a philosopher, he
Objectivism holds that there is no "supernatural" world. For more on this, see our Q&A on Religion and our Q&A on metaphysics...
There is no “official” definition of fundamentalism as it relates to secular groups. The term itself is a little difficult to define. Take..
Objectivism views emotions as the result and reflection of an individual's value judgments. Our emotional reactions to events, people and o
Happiness is a complex emotion that proceeds from living one’s life with success and intensity. To achieve it, one must correctly identify
You can find a discussion of one form of "escapism" (fantasy fiction) in my article " The Charms and Enchantments of Fantasy ." Or consider
Deism is the belief that an omnipotent, eternal, and all-knowing God created reality and set its rules, but that the Deity does not interven
The free market can provide as much security as a statist system. And statism is more to blame for economic instability than most people
That we have free will is self-evident. You chose to write this question. Indeed, most fundamentally, you chose to think about it. This is
Existentialism is not a very unified school of thought. The main existentialists—Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre—disagree
Ayn Rand held that charity is not a major virtue. Objectivism holds that how you spend your money is your business. Your ultimate moral aim
We are integrated beings of mind and body. Simply put, this means that one's mental functions are the product of an organ (which turns out
There is no established Objectivist position on gay marriage per se. However, I think Objectivism can be seen to apply to the issues at hand
Well, if you’re referring to an objective, rational view of the universe as it really is (the perspective Objectivism adopts), God simply...
Is it against Objectivist principles to date non-Objectivists? Absolutely not...
As such, Nash's contributions to non-cooperative game theory were a major breakthrough in the formal analysis of strategic interaction...
In the Objectivist view, the rights of human beings arise from their rational faculty and their ability to live as independent producers....
Externalities,” in economic terms, are costs or benefits imposed on third parties during the normal course of economic activity. So, if a...
Objectivism holds that there is nothing wrong with charity, so long as one is pursuing one's own values in providing it. As Ayn Rand said...
Objectivism is an individualist philosophy. It holds that each person is a rational animal and that all individuals....