objectivism

I've been toying around with this concept for a while now, and since I'm bored, the other good discussions are all stalled out, and I'm a masochist, I'm going to give it a go. Basically, I want to provide an insight into the mentality of the average run-of-the-mill Objectivist. I want to do...

Make the case for Objectivism! Why should I be an Objectivist? Why are you an Objectivist?

This will a bit of a catch all thread. Since, we seem to have a few people on this forum that are very knowledgeable about Objectivism, something I'm not, I wanted to ask a few questions. Especially, the differences between Objectivism and Libertarianism and their views are Rand. Starting...

So, somehow, a real Galt's Gulch comes into being. If you are a person who cares only for advancing yourself and nothing for others it is your place to be and you are there. Then a horrible natural disaster hits. Let's say a major flood cuts off the valley from the outside world and destroys...

"You can't be Objectivist and Christian at the same time!", piquantly squealeth the socialist who fancies himself clever. "I gotcha!" Sadly, you cannot be socialist and Christian, either. Jesus said to help your neighbor. He didn't say to pull out a gun and force your neighbor to help your...

Hello, everybody! I've been studying a lot of political philosophy and have combined several elements of various philosophies into one which I think is both reasonable and practical. I'd love to hear constructive criticism, so without further ado: When asked to describe Objectivism whilst...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/mar/05/new-right-ayn-rand-marx If this is true she was one of the biggest hypocrites in history

I am interested in knowing what James Randi and people here think of Objectivism and Ayn Rand. As many of you must know Ayn Rand was athiest and considered the founder of Objectivism, which is the belief that you must live your live by reason and rational thinking. Objectivist are also usualy...

I'm convinced Libertarians have no respect for the social contract, that outlaws are the purest libertarians, and the fatal flaw of it's cousin, objectivism, is the assumption that humans generally behave rationally. Somebody try and change my mind. I'm listening.

There's a very interesting essay on Ayn Rand and how her background forged her philosophy Here. What's everyone think of it?

Because I was thinking the thread "Health care - administrative incompetence" is the wrong place for the discussion on whether slavery was justified but taxation is theft. http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=194778 I suggest that the discussion about whether...

Sometimes there are some things on this forum that I just don't get. One of them is the hate and ridicule on Ayn Rand. I don't know that much about her other than she was a famous author who wrote some seminal works that made her stand out from the crowd. I tried to read Atlas Shrugged in...

Open question to all free thinkers: In Ayn Rand's interview with Mike Wallace in the 50's (availble online) she mentioned that she can find no rationale for helping one who is less fortunate then oneself. It appears that Ayn's philosophy on this point is an extreme version of survival of the...

This has been pointed out by several blogs, but it's very revealing. The NY Times had Adam Kirsch, a writer for the center-left political mag the New Republic, review Ayn Rand and the World She Made. That Kirsch is not familiar with Rand's work or her philosophy is apparent in this passage...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JoAWCwm-UXw&feature=related Someone please tell me again why Objectivists follow this idiot...

Yeah, what the thread title says. There seems to be quite an overlap between the two and I'm kind of confused. I was reading some pamphlets about both philosophies and I'm having a hard time determining what the core differences are. Help?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-pHxlwFgOc Ayn talks about her philosophy of Objectivism, and her ideas that altruism is immoral (strongly disagree there). Mike Wallace is a nice guy, and you may not agree with everything Rand says...but you must admit that watch him try to ask her questions is...

I find that one can take parts of Ayn Rands philosophy and leave other parts alone; it is not all or nothing- She and Nathaniel Branden led me to atheism and more appreciation of rationalism- using reason than whims or faith. As a liberal , I disagree with her economics. I hope she inspires more...

Where i live, neither objectivism nor libertarianism is common. I know that there has been some friction between them -- Rand called libertarians "hippies" and "anarchists". But i'm curious to find out more. What is the difference between the philosophies? In what way does objectivism differ...

I've ran into a guy who has unintentionally got me really exposed to Ayn Rand and objectivism. Mainly by being a "hard-core" libertarian. However, at lot of his Individualism to property rights etc are rooted in God-given rights; sounding very theistic to me. While pure objectivism should be...

This is jsut an opinion. I have just finished reading Atlas Shrugged and it has to be the worst, most poorly written idealogically driven book i have read since reading the communist manifesto. Was Rand some kind of nazi idealogist or something? because that is the impression I have formed...

Greetings. I've been lurking on here for quite a while, finally time I posted. As I was driving home on Xmas eve, I caught part of the audio version of A Christmas Carol on the radio. Having just finished reading Atlas Shrugged a couple weeks ago gave me an interesting perspective on it. I...

So, I was reading up on some Ayn Rand the other day, and how she is not taken seriously by most philosophers. What is so abhorrent and silly about her philosophy? Her ideas seem no more farcical or outlandish than those on the complete opposite side of the scale. Can some of the more seasoned...

Hey everyone :) In a recent google fight objectivity severely routed subjectivity fightclub But can this be true - subjectivity has decisively lost the plot? This is what I would like to discuss with you today:) For the purpose of this thread I'm going to use the following definitions...