Marxism and Objectivism are similar in very few respects: —They are systems of thought. But Marxism is primarily a political and economic
Marxism and Objectivism are similar in very few respects: —They are systems of thought. But Marxism is primarily a political and economic
Magic and illusion are actions that aim to produce effects that appear to be paranormal or impossible by the laws of logic and nature that
Marx often tried to blur the difference between economic and political power, to argue that those who command large fortunes have an
Objectivism holds that the sole purpose of government is to secure our right to live free from force. This implies property rights and
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 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's social ethic (which underlies its theory of rights) is based on the recognition of a complex fact about rational beings: that
"Capitalism is a social system based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights, in which all property is privately
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
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
When someone asks why is there Something rather than Nothing, they are asking for the cause of Existence in the widest possible sense—for
Question: Who coined the term/word "altruism?" Was it Kant and if so where is this information? Answer: According to the Oxford English
When Objectivists speak of capitalism, we mean laissez-faire capitalism, a political system based on the individual rights to life...
They say that fish can’t see the water they swim in. It’s a common analogy for the tendency to take our basic values and principles so much
Objectivism is the philosophy of rational individualism founded by Ayn Rand (1905-82). In novels such as The Fountainhead and Atlas
For a long time critics of modern and postmodern art have relied on the "Isn't that disgusting" strategy. By that I mean the strategy of ...
A Gallup poll taken in May of 2003 found that only 3 percent of Americans believe animals do not need much legal protection. Fully 71 percen
Unlike other species, man has the ability to re-organize his perceptual world in such a way as to discover new relationships. The essence
