Q: What's in Objectivism for me? A: Objectivism has offered different things to different people, usually based on what they were looking for at the time. It has provided spiritual inspiration, philosophic wisdom, intellectual stimulation, political advice, and more. Frequently it even has provided a blend of these values. However, there are two values that Objectivism offers that are of particular significance, not only because they are infrequently found elsewhere, but also because they involve fundamental issues that shape people's entire lives.
Question: I notice that Objectivism defends a lot of the big corporations. I have no problem with that, but I am having a hard time relating to those types of scenarios. Any stories of working-class American capitalist heroes? Answer: Objectivism does not regard heroism or morality as issues of wealth, "class," or level of achievement. What is important is acting in accordance with one's values, and productive achievement to the extent of one's ability. As far as fictional heroes, Romantic fiction by its nature has to deal with larger-than-life issues, and so fictional heroes are more likely to have achievements on a grand scale (see Rand's Romantic Manifesto for more details). But if you feel that you can relate better to a hero who is not wealthy, you will still get that from the quintessential Objectivist hero, Howard Roark in The Fountainhead.
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Q: What's in Objectivism for me? A: Objectivism has offered different things to different people, usually based on what they were looking for at the time. It has provided spiritual inspiration, philosophic wisdom, intellectual stimulation, political advice, and more. Frequently it even has provided a blend of these values. However, there are two values that Objectivism offers that are of particular significance, not only because they are infrequently found elsewhere, but also because they involve fundamental issues that shape people's entire lives.
Question: I notice that Objectivism defends a lot of the big corporations. I have no problem with that, but I am having a hard time relating to those types of scenarios. Any stories of working-class American capitalist heroes? Answer: Objectivism does not regard heroism or morality as issues of wealth, "class," or level of achievement. What is important is acting in accordance with one's values, and productive achievement to the extent of one's ability. As far as fictional heroes, Romantic fiction by its nature has to deal with larger-than-life issues, and so fictional heroes are more likely to have achievements on a grand scale (see Rand's Romantic Manifesto for more details). But if you feel that you can relate better to a hero who is not wealthy, you will still get that from the quintessential Objectivist hero, Howard Roark in The Fountainhead.
When someone asks why is there Something rather than Nothing, they are asking for the cause of Existence in the widest possible sense—for
I am not primarily an advocate of capitalism, but of egoism; and I am not primarily an advocate of egoism, but of reason. If one recognize
The Obama administration wants no one to focus on the process involved in the production and passage of its health care takeover—not that it
James Fleishman has hit the free ground running with his self-published book, Inside Story: The Wall Street Criminal Who Wasn’t. Released
In February of this year, the Danish newspaper Politiken issued a formal apology for republishing a cartoon of the prophet Mohammed clad....
Editor's Note: This sidebar is part of " The Problem with ObamaCare ." June 2009 --“Comparative effectiveness” is another “hot” trend in health care policy circles. The economic stimulus bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama in February included about $1.1 billion in funding for “comparative effectiveness” research. Part of that money will be used to set up a “Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research.” In theory, the government would fund comparative effectiveness research for the purpose of determining which treatments work best. This would both improve health care quality and save money by reducing the use of less effective treatments.
June 2009 --I first met Dr. Alieta Eck at the Zarephath Health Center in New Jersey, a clinic she opened with her physician-husband John
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Dr. Edward Hudgins, who directs advocacy and is a senior scholar at The Atlas Society, took part in a recording of "The Stossel Show" on...
Question: Who coined the term/word "altruism?" Was it Kant and if so where is this information? Answer: According to the Oxford English
It’s about 2:30 a.m. when Laurent Prouvost bursts out of the pizzeria into driving rain. He races down Hickory Street after his stolen pedic
My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive
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If the great cities of the world were personified as women, you might think of Paris as fearlessly avant-garde. New York is, obviously, a...
The visit to the U.S. of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will focus on important geo-political and economic issues. But this visit also
A half-century ago, when the American medical care system was largely free and voluntary, and people regularly called it “the world’s finest
With health care reform efforts well underway, President Obama is endeavoring to make good on his campaign pledge to “accelerate efforts to