Liberalism vs. Objectivism
Ayn Rand criticized both the “liberal” Left and the “conservative” Right poles of American politics. She identified both major political
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Ayn Rand criticized both the “liberal” Left and the “conservative” Right poles of American politics. She identified both major political
Peter Schartz was not simply referring to the Libertarian party. See his " On Moral Sanctions ," in which he discusses the question "...
Question: How does Objectivism define and classify sexual desire and lust? It seems they do not actually flow from convictions, but instead
Objectivism holds that each person's life is its own moral sanction, and that no one thrives in life except by living as a rational being...
Objectivists absolutely hold that we have a right to freedom of speech. It is an aspect of our broader right to liberty: the right to take..
According to L.H. Rockwell, Jr. (founder and president of the Ludwig von Mises Institute) externalities can be subjective, as costs and....
Ayn Rand wrote out the passages that Leonard Peikoff cites in The Fountainhead , Centennial Edition (728–732) in her journals from late...
Objectivism is an individualist philosophy. It holds that each person is a rational animal and that all individuals....
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 recognizes the necessity of a rational governmental authority that performs the basic functions of maintaining law and order...
As such, Nash's contributions to non-cooperative game theory were a major breakthrough in the formal analysis of strategic interaction...
Is it against Objectivist principles to date non-Objectivists? Absolutely not...
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
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
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
Existentialism is not a very unified school of thought. The main existentialists—Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre—disagree
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
Happiness is a complex emotion that proceeds from living one’s life with success and intensity. To achieve it, one must correctly identify
Objectivism views emotions as the result and reflection of an individual's value judgments. Our emotional reactions to events, people and o
Objectivism holds that there is no "supernatural" world. For more on this, see our Q&A on Religion and our Q&A on metaphysics...