"My name is Ayn Rand. I was born in Russia on the fifth of February, 1905." In this delightful short video, you'll get an introduction to...
La Seguridad Social es un programa socialista. Pero ser obligado a usar un programa socialista no lo convierte a uno en socialista. Un socialista, después de todo...
El mundo literario neoyorquino está de acuerdo en una cosa: en el New York Times Book Review del domingo 2 de noviembre, dos...
Atlas Summit 2014 -- La ética objetivista se basa en el reconocimiento de que, para cada organismo, su vida es su valor último. Este es el
Atlas Summit 2012 -- The heroes of Atlas Shrugged are rational, productive businesspeople. In Ayn Rand's thought, a career represents the
Ayn Rand supported a laissez-faire capitalist economic system and defended the morality of making a profit through private business.
El 2 de agosto de 2009, The New York Times presentó el perfil de John Allison, de BB&T, quien puso en práctica los principios de Ayn Rand en ese banco cuando era consejero delegado...
Many people still think Ayn Rand advocated a take-what-you-want-and-damn-everyone-else kind of selfishness.
Ayn Rand rejected the dichotomy between mind and body and correlate dichotomies such as theory vs. practice, the moral vs. the practical, reason vs. emotion, and love versus lust.
Este programa de audio aborda la concepción de Rand de la felicidad como un fin en sí mismo, incluyendo las diferencias en sus formulaciones de ese fin...
El objetivismo sostiene que existe una realidad, aquella en la que vivimos. Es evidente que la realidad existe y es lo que es.
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..
Toda reclamación inicial de derechos de propiedad implica, en cierto sentido, la confiscación de la propiedad. Como no existen derechos de propiedad antes de que se funden los derechos de propiedad
If only Progressivism could be a genus of Objectivism! But, alas, no.The Progressive movement was originally an intellectual and political
Que yo sepa, no existe una posición bien establecida sobre la pornografía en el Objetivismo. Sin embargo, aquí está mi intento de dar una posición objetivista sobre la pornografía.
The Objectivist answer to poverty and other social problems is: 1) create a society in which people have clear reasons to be responsible...
Pre-emptive use of force may be proper when one is faced with a clear and present danger. This might be a credible threat from someone, or
Subjective criteria like "I like it" of course can't be proven as you say. And that is, in fact, why they are wrong. I can't add any more..
Los objetivistas sostienen que los padres están obligados a cuidar y criar a sus hijos. Aunque el Objetivismo no acepta ninguna obligación no elegida...
Please see our Q&A " What is the Objectivist View of Law and Government ?" which describes the general Objectivist approach to politics. Thi
"The needy" come in two classes: those who are unable to care for themselves, and those who are able. Objectivism holds that it is not...
El Objetivismo no tiene una posición fija sobre la poligamia consentida. Tenga en cuenta que quiero decir que esta respuesta se aplica a la poliandria (una relación comprometida
First, let me remark that you are right that Objectivism doesn't share Singer's idea of interest. We can see this by looking at the real...
Objectivism does not recognize "parapsychological phenomena." As far as I know, there is no reliable evidence for any of them. Some forms...
Ayn Rand is not a revered figure in academic philosophy at this time. But there is a growing body of scholarship on her ideas by academic
What Objectivism opposes is the idea that nature has inherent value, apart from any human needs, values, or purposes. In general, Objectivis
Rights are fundamental political principles. As such, they are based in morality. They summarize how human beings ought to be treated in a
"Individualism" is a term for classifying theories, such as ethical or social theories. Any theory that places the individual foremost or
Marzo de 2002 -- La repentina quiebra de Enron Corporation es un escándalo que ha sacudido el apoyo al libre mercado. Vivir en una división de..
BOOK REVIEW: Edward W. Younkins, Editor, Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged: A Philosophical and Literary Companion (Ashgate Publishing, Aldershot
In reacting to the Enron scandal, many cultural commentators have been quick to recur to a favorite theme: the corrupting power of commerce
Consider two horrific acts. Number one: a depressed father enters his living room, shoots his wife and children, and then himself. Number
The Objectivist ethics holds the human good does not require human sacrifices and cannot be achieved by the sacrifices of anyone to anyone.
Transhumanism (e.g. H+ ) or Extropianism is an ideological coalition centered on the idea that, in the near future, substantial....
El libertarismo es la posición política según la cual todas las relaciones humanas deben ser voluntarias, es decir, no deben estar sujetas a la...
Objectivism reads "I am my brother's keeper" as a short-hand for an ideal of self-sacrifice and service to the group. In other words, it...
If socialism were a respectable affiliation, Progressives would probably call themselves “democratic socialists.”But socialism died as a....
When economic crises hit, politicians of both parties are demanding more regulation of the economy. Failures in banking and finance...
Se suele pensar que una persona de "principios" es aquella que se aferra a sus ideales morales y rehúye la "conveniencia" y el compromiso. Objetivismo....
My morality, the morality of reason, is contained in a single axiom: existence exists—and in a single choice: to live. The rest proceeds ...
Reason is the faculty which… identifies and integrates the material provided by man's senses. Reason integrates man's perceptions by means
Nationalism is the doctrine that a unitary cultural and political entity, the nation, should be the organizing principle of society....
La Atlas Society (antes conocida como The Objectivist Center) trabaja con estudiantes para difundir las ideas revolucionarias de.......
Arizona has enacted a law that makes illegal immigration to the U.S. a state crime. As the top state for border-crossings from Mexico...
In life, we take risks to achieve and maintain values. Objectivism holds that you should choose a course in life that will be conducive to
Objectivism has no position on most of the questions you ask, and in many cases the same general answer applies: We'll see when we get there
Objectivism holds that the sole purpose of government is to secure our right to live free from force. This implies property rights and
Marxism and Objectivism are similar in very few respects: —They are systems of thought. But Marxism is primarily a political and economic
Ayn Rand and Mises knew each other, and they were on good personal terms, though never close friends. There is reason to think Rand read....
Objectivism's social ethic (which underlies its theory of rights) is based on the recognition of a complex fact about rational beings: that
April 5, 2003 -- I am trained as an economist, and so it especially irks me when ignorant journalists attempt to comment on the economy...
Art is a selective re-creation of reality according to an artist's metaphysical value judgments. Man's profound need of art lies in the fact
October 21, 2003 -- Osama bin Laden's latest screed threatens further attacks "inside and outside the United States" and goes on to name
July 25, 2001 -- This week, people will travel inexpensively from all over the globe to Genoa, Italy—to protest the policies that made their
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
Republican Scott Brown has been elected to fill the U.S. Senate seat for Massachusetts that arch-Liberal Ted Kennedy had filled...
When Objectivists speak of capitalism, we mean laissez-faire capitalism, a political system based on the individual rights to life...
The Declaration of Independence states that the purpose of government is to secure the rights of man. Most Americans know and assent to the
Ayn Rand called Atlas Shrugged a “stunt novel.” She meant that it is a rollicking entertainment: a mystery novel with dramatic twists and
The terrorist attacks of September 11 showed us good and evil, heroism and villainy. There were people who stared death in the face and, set
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