Ayn Rand´s Objectivism - allowing peaceful co-existence through voluntary trade
OBJECTIVISM
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 achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.
— Ayn Rand, Appendix to Atlas Shrugged
In her novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and in nonfiction works such as Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, Ayn Rand forged a systematic philosophy of reason and freedom.
Rand was a passionate individualist. She wrote in praise of "the men of unborrowed vision," who live by the judgment of their own minds, willing to stand alone against tradition and popular opinion.
Her philosophy of Objectivism rejects the ethics of self-sacrifice and renunciation. She urged men to hold themselves and their lives as their highest values, and to live by the code of the free individual: self-reliance, integrity, rationality, productive effort.
Objectivism celebrates the power of man's mind, defending reason and science against every form of irrationalism. It provides an intellectual foundation for objective standards of truth and value. Upholding the use of reason to transform nature and create wealth, Objectivism honors the businessman and the banker, no less than the philosopher and artist, as creators and as benefactors of mankind.
Ayn Rand was a champion of individual rights, which protect the sovereignty of the individual as an end in himself; and of capitalism, which is the only social system that allows people to live together peaceably, by voluntary trade, as independent equals.
Millions of readers have been inspired by the vision of life in Ayn Rand's novels. Scholars are exploring the trails she blazed in philosophy and other fields. Her principled defense of capitalism has drawn new adherents to the cause of economic and political liberty.
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Commentary:
I Norge har vi nå en integreringsminister og en finansminister som begge har Ayn Rand som favorittforfatter, og hennes bok «Atlas Shrugged» («De som beveger verden») som favorittbok.
OBJECTIVISM
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 achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.
— Ayn Rand, Appendix to Atlas Shrugged
In her novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and in nonfiction works such as Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, Ayn Rand forged a systematic philosophy of reason and freedom.
Rand was a passionate individualist. She wrote in praise of "the men of unborrowed vision," who live by the judgment of their own minds, willing to stand alone against tradition and popular opinion.
Her philosophy of Objectivism rejects the ethics of self-sacrifice and renunciation. She urged men to hold themselves and their lives as their highest values, and to live by the code of the free individual: self-reliance, integrity, rationality, productive effort.
Objectivism celebrates the power of man's mind, defending reason and science against every form of irrationalism. It provides an intellectual foundation for objective standards of truth and value. Upholding the use of reason to transform nature and create wealth, Objectivism honors the businessman and the banker, no less than the philosopher and artist, as creators and as benefactors of mankind.
Ayn Rand was a champion of individual rights, which protect the sovereignty of the individual as an end in himself; and of capitalism, which is the only social system that allows people to live together peaceably, by voluntary trade, as independent equals.
Millions of readers have been inspired by the vision of life in Ayn Rand's novels. Scholars are exploring the trails she blazed in philosophy and other fields. Her principled defense of capitalism has drawn new adherents to the cause of economic and political liberty.
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Commentary:
I Norge har vi nå en integreringsminister og en finansminister som begge har Ayn Rand som favorittforfatter, og hennes bok «Atlas Shrugged» («De som beveger verden») som favorittbok.
Sylvi Listhaugs kamp mot «godhetstyranniet» gir bare mening dersom man ser nærmere på kilden slike begreper og tanker springer direkte ut av.
Begrepet er også tilsynelatende importert fra USA, der Ayn Rands mest markante følgere, som tidligere president kandidat Ron Paul, gjerne snakker om hvor ille det er å leve under et «tyranny of good intentions». Begrepet kan ogsaa misbrukes,som i Ron Paul´s tolkning,uten INTEGRITY.
Ron Paul is also a member of the Bilderberg Group som har en helt annen oppfatning av Objectivism i deres planer for The New World Order conspiracy to rule your mind.
"A business trade is only successful where both parties have satisfaction."
We have all been given a free will to live by the code of the free individual: self-reliance, reason, integrity, rationality and productive efforts.
Ron Paul is also a member of the Bilderberg Group som har en helt annen oppfatning av Objectivism i deres planer for The New World Order conspiracy to rule your mind.
"A business trade is only successful where both parties have satisfaction."
We have all been given a free will to live by the code of the free individual: self-reliance, reason, integrity, rationality and productive efforts.
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