23 Facts About Objectivism

Objectivism is a philosophical system developed by Russian-American writer and philosopher Ayn Rand.

Nonetheless, Objectivism has been a significant influence among libertarians and American conservatives.

Objectivism's further elaborated on them in her periodicals The Objectivist Newsletter, The Objectivist, and The Ayn Rand Letter, and in non-fiction books such as Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology and The Virtue of Selfishness.

Name "Objectivism" derives from the idea that human knowledge and values are objective: they exist and are determined by the nature of reality, to be discovered by one's mind, and are not created by the thoughts one has.

Objectivism's further said that to be is to be something, that "existence is identity".

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Objectivism's said that perception, being determined physiologically, is incapable of error.

Objectivism's argued that concepts are formed by a process of measurement omission.

Objectivism's defined faith as "the acceptance of allegations without evidence or proof, either apart from or against the evidence of one's senses and reason.

Objectivism acknowledges the facts that human beings have limited knowledge, are vulnerable to error, and do not instantly understand all of the implications of their knowledge.

Objectivism cannot obtain his food without knowledge of food and of the way to obtain it.

Objectivism's said that the former is good, and the latter bad, and that there is a fundamental difference between them.

Objectivism argues that her attempt to defend the morality of selfishness is, therefore, an instance of begging the question.

Objectivism maintains that only societies seeking to establish freedom have a right to self-determination.

Objectivism describes government as "the means of placing the retaliatory use of physical force under objective control—i.

Objectivism's considered affirmative action to be an example of legal racism.

Objectivism's therefore said she opposed capital punishment "on epistemological, not moral, grounds".

Objectivism's opposed any form of censorship, including legal restrictions on pornography, opinion or worship, famously quipping; "In the transition to statism, every infringement of human rights has begun with a given right's least attractive practitioners".

Art, according to Objectivism, serves a human cognitive need: it allows human beings to understand concepts as though they were percepts.

Objectivism defines "art" as a "selective re-creation of reality according to an artist's metaphysical value-judgments"—that is, according to what the artist believes to be ultimately true and important about the nature of reality and humanity.

Objectivism has been termed "fiercely anti-academic" because of Rand's criticism of contemporary intellectuals.

The Ayn Rand Society, dedicated to fostering the scholarly study of Objectivism, is affiliated with the American Philosophical Association's Eastern Division.

Aristotle scholar and Objectivist Allan Gotthelf, late chairman of the Society, and his colleagues argued for more academic study of Objectivism, considering the philosophy as a unique and intellectually interesting defense of classical liberalism that is worth debating.

Programs and fellowships for the study of Objectivism have been supported at the University of Pittsburgh, University of Texas at Austin and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.