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Atlas Shrugged Fandom<br>
Atlas Shrugged Fandom<br>
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[[File:Ayn Rand.png]] Randian<br>
Rapture Model (in Bioshock)<br>
[[File:Rapture.png]] Rapture Model (in Bioshock)<br>
Proto-Neobert<br>
Proto-Neobert<br>
[[File:Mindar.png]] Minarcho-Darwinism<br>Ayn Rand Theory<br>Girlboss Darwinism<br> Anarcho-Communism Final Boss
[[File:Mindar.png]] Minarcho-Darwinism<br>
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Girlboss Darwinism<br>
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Anarcho-Communism Final Boss<br>
[[File:Minarchist.png]] [[:Category:Minarchists|Minarchists]]<br>
[[File:Rapture.png]] Literally BioShock<br>
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|song=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEFIZh_Zscc Welcome to Rapture]<br>
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q233f_7rj0w Motors of the World]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q233f_7rj0w Motors of the World]<br>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J73_Mz95zUw Falco - Egoist]
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Limited Government <br>
Art Deco Architecture <br>
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America <br>
Israel
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Identity Politics<br>
Modern Art <br>
Taxation <br>
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[[File:Anticommunism.png]] Anti-Communism <br>
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[[File:Cap.png]] [[Capitalism]]<br>
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[[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism]]<br>
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[[File:Neobert.png]] [[Neo-Libertarianism]]<br>
[[File:Nrx.png]] [[Neoreactionarism]]}}'''Objectivism''' also known as '''Randism''' or '''Randianism''' is a philosophy of author and philosopher [[File:Ayn Rand.png]] Ayn Rand. On political matters, objectivists favour [[File:Cap.png]] [[Capitalism|free market capitalism]] and the opposition to [[File:Sec.png]] [[Authoritarianism|statism]].
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[[File:Lfree.png]] [[Capitalism|Unmitigated Capitalism]]<br>
[[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism|Limited Government]]<br>
Art Deco Architecture<br>
Venture Capitalists<br>
Entrepreneurs<br>
[[File:Cball-US.png]] [[Neoliberalism|America]]<br>
[[File:Zio.png]] [[Zionism|Israel]]
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[[File:Col.png]] Collectivism<br>
[[File:Sec.png]] [[Authoritarianism|Big Government]]<br>
[[File:Identi.png]] Identity Politics [[File:Multicult.png]]<br>
Modern Art<br>
[[File:Tax.png]] Taxation [[File:Tax-Prog.png]]<br>
Wasted Potential<br>
[[File:Soc-h.png]] Parasites<br>
[[File:Commie.png]] [[Marxism|Communism]]<br>
[[File:Awaj.png]] [[Anarchism]]<br>
[[File:Religious.png]] Religions<br>
[[File:Cball-Russia.png]] Russia <br>
[[File:Kant.png]] Immanuel Kant
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'''Objectivism''' also known as '''Randism''' or '''Randianism''' is a philosophy of author and philosopher [[File:Ayn Rand.png]] Ayn Rand. On political matters, objectivists favour [[File:Cap.png]] [[Capitalism|free market capitalism]] and the opposition to [[File:Sec.png]] [[Authoritarianism|statism]].


== History ==
==History==
Rand originally expressed her philosophical ideas in her novels - most notably, in both The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. She 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.
Rand originally expressed her philosophical ideas in her novels - most notably, in both The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. She 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.


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Rand characterized Objectivism as "a philosophy for living on earth", based on reality, and intended as a method of defining human nature and the nature of the world in which we live.
Rand characterized Objectivism as "a philosophy for living on earth", based on reality, and intended as a method of defining human nature and the nature of the world in which we live.


== Philosophy ==
==Philosophy==
When discussing Objectivism it is important to note that it isn't merely an ideology but rather a full philosophy, meaning that instead of just being a theory of politics it's a theory of philosophy as a whole (meaning: metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics as well as politics). Or at least that's what it's intended to be.
When discussing Objectivism it is important to note that it isn't merely an ideology but rather a full philosophy, meaning that instead of just being a theory of politics it's a theory of philosophy as a whole (meaning: metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics as well as politics). Or at least that's what it's intended to be.


=== Metaphysics ===
===Metaphysics===
As Ayn Rand wrote in "The Metaphysical Versus the Man-Made" (Philosophy: Who Needs It): "The primacy of existence (of reality) is the axiom that existence exists, i.e., that the universe exists independent of consciousness (of any consciousness), that things are what they are, that they possess a specific nature, an identity.
As Ayn Rand wrote in "The Metaphysical Versus the Man-Made" (Philosophy: Who Needs It): "The primacy of existence (of reality) is the axiom that existence exists, i.e., that the universe exists independent of consciousness (of any consciousness), that things are what they are, that they possess a specific nature, an identity.


=== Epistemology ===
===Epistemology===
Rand bases her solution to the problem of universals on a quasi-mathematical analysis of similarity. Rejecting the common view that similarity is unanalysable, she defines similarity as: "the relationship between two or more existents which possess the same characteristic(s), but in different measure or degree."
Rand bases her solution to the problem of universals on a quasi-mathematical analysis of similarity. Rejecting the common view that similarity is unanalysable, she defines similarity as: "the relationship between two or more existents which possess the same characteristic(s), but in different measure or degree."


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Accordingly, Rand defines "concept" as: a "mental integration of two or more units possessing the same distinguishing characteristic(s) with their particular measurements omitted."
Accordingly, Rand defines "concept" as: a "mental integration of two or more units possessing the same distinguishing characteristic(s) with their particular measurements omitted."


=== Ethics ===
===Ethics===
The provocative title of Ayn Rand’s The Virtue of Selfishness matches an equally provocative thesis about ethics. Traditional ethics has always been suspicious of self-interest, praising acts that are selfless in intent and calling amoral or immoral acts that are motivated by self-interest. A self-interested person, on the traditional view, will not consider the interests of others and so will slight or harm those interests in the pursuit of his own. Rand’s view is that the exact opposite is true: Self-interest, properly understood, is the standard of morality and selflessness is the deepest immorality. Self-interest rightly understood, according to Rand, is to see oneself as an end in oneself.
The provocative title of Ayn Rand’s The Virtue of Selfishness matches an equally provocative thesis about ethics. Traditional ethics has always been suspicious of self-interest, praising acts that are selfless in intent and calling amoral or immoral acts that are motivated by self-interest. A self-interested person, on the traditional view, will not consider the interests of others and so will slight or harm those interests in the pursuit of his own. Rand’s view is that the exact opposite is true: Self-interest, properly understood, is the standard of morality and selflessness is the deepest immorality. Self-interest rightly understood, according to Rand, is to see oneself as an end in oneself.


=== Politics ===
===Politics===
Although her political views are often classified as conservative or libertarian, Rand preferred the term "radical for capitalism". She worked with conservatives on political projects, but disagreed with them over issues such as religion and ethics. Rand denounced libertarianism, which she associated with anarchism.
Although her political views are often classified as conservative or libertarian, Rand preferred the term "radical for capitalism". She worked with conservatives on political projects, but disagreed with them over issues such as religion and ethics. Rand denounced libertarianism, which she associated with anarchism.


=== Aesthetics ===
===Aesthetics===
The essence of Rand's view of art is that an artwork presents a philosophy, that is, a basic view of life. To identify what an artwork concretizes, Rand introduces her concept of metaphysical value-judgments. Rand's aesthetic theory, being reached inductively rather than being deductively imposed on phenomena, allows for special cases which differ in certain respects, such that the same general principles apply in a somewhat different way. Architecture and music are such cases. Rand's championing of Romanticism is one more case in which she applies the principle that underlies her entire aesthetics. Art serves a fundamental need of man's consciousness by bringing his concepts to the perceptual level of his consciousness and allowing him to grasp them directly, as if they were precepts, thereby unifying man's consciousness and offering him a coherent view of existence
The essence of Rand's view of art is that an artwork presents a philosophy, that is, a basic view of life. To identify what an artwork concretizes, Rand introduces her concept of metaphysical value-judgments. Rand's aesthetic theory, being reached inductively rather than being deductively imposed on phenomena, allows for special cases which differ in certain respects, such that the same general principles apply in a somewhat different way. Architecture and music are such cases. Rand's championing of Romanticism is one more case in which she applies the principle that underlies her entire aesthetics. Art serves a fundamental need of man's consciousness by bringing his concepts to the perceptual level of his consciousness and allowing him to grasp them directly, as if they were precepts, thereby unifying man's consciousness and offering him a coherent view of existence


== Personality ==
==Personality==
Objectivism will usually display exaggerated traits of her founder, Ayn Rand.
Objectivism in comics will usually display exaggerated traits of her founder, Ayn Rand.
 
* (falsely) Selfish, and proud to be so.


* Often depicted to be selfish, and proud to be so.
* Writes mediocre fiction.
* Writes mediocre fiction.
 
* In some comics shown to ''REEEEE'' at collectivists.
* REEEEES at collectivism.
 
* Loves bosses.
* Loves bosses.
* Will beat you to death with her bare hands if you are a freeloader/thief.
* Will beat you to death with her bare hands if you are a freeloader/thief.
* Her favorite game is Bioshock, but only the opening monologue.


*Favorite game is Bioshock, but only the opening monologue.
==How to Draw==
{{Flag|Obj_flag.svg}}


== How to Draw ==
{{Flag|Obj_flag.svg}}
# Draw a ball with eyes and a pink bow
# Draw a ball with eyes and a pink bow
# Separate the ball into 2 equal diagonal sides of Gold on the top and Light Blue on the bottom
# Separate the ball into 2 equal diagonal sides of Gold on the top and Light Blue on the bottom
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# Below the globe draw a person holding it up.
# Below the globe draw a person holding it up.
And you're finished!
And you're finished!
{{Flag-auto
{{Flag-auto
|c1 = Gold
|c1 = Gold
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}}
}}


== Relationships ==
==Relationships==
=== Friends ===
===Friends===
* [[File:Minarchist.png]] [[Minarchism]] - Shares my beliefs on economics and the state.
* [[File:Minarchist.png]] [[Minarchism]] - Shares my beliefs on economics and the state.
* [[File:Cap.png]] [[Capitalism]] - My dad and the only social system compatible with my philosophy.
* [[File:Cap.png]] [[Capitalism]] - My dad and the only social system compatible with my philosophy.
*[[File:Clib.png]] [[Classical Liberalism]] - He’s a big inspiration of mine.  He has an excellent blueprint for the economy.
* [[File:Zio.png]] [[Zionism]] - Israel is the only democratic, civilized country in the Middle East, and I support the Israeli people against their savage enemies.
* [[File:Zio.png]] [[Zionism]] - Israel is the only democratic, civilized country in the Middle East, and I support the Israeli people against their savage enemies.
*[[File:Neobert.png]] [[Neo-Libertarianism]] - The only other one in my quadrant who agrees with me on the Middle East.
*[[File:Neobert.png]] [[Neo-Libertarianism]] - The only other one in my quadrant who agrees with me on the Middle East.
*[[File:Imp.png]] [[Imperialism]] - "[[File:Native.png]] [The Native Americans] didn't have any rights to the land and there was no reason for anyone to grant them rights which they had not conceived and were not using... What was it they were fighting for, if they opposed white men on this continent? For their wish to continue a primitive existence, their "right" to keep part of the earth untouched, unused and not even as property, just keep everybody out so that you will live practically like an animal, or maybe a few caves above it. Any white person who brought the element of civilization had the right to take over this continent." -Ayn Rand
*[[File:Secular.png]] [[Secularism]] - I’m an atheist, and I think religion is just superstitious nonsense. However, I also believe that people should be able to follow whatever religion they want to.
*[[File:Imp.png]] [[Imperialism]] - ''"[[File:Native.png]] [The Native Americans] didn't have any rights to the land and there was no reason for anyone to grant them rights which they had not conceived and were not using... What was it they were fighting for, if they opposed white men on this continent? For their wish to continue a primitive existence, their 'right' to keep part of the earth untouched, unused and not even as property, just keep everybody out so that you will live practically like an animal, or maybe a few caves above it. Any white person who brought the element of civilization had the right to take over this continent."'' - Ayn Rand


=== Frenemies ===
===Frenemies===
* [[File:Ancapf.png]] [[Anarcho-Capitalism]] - Stupid anarchist, but otherwise he is not an enemy.
* [[File:Ancapf.png]] [[Anarcho-Capitalism]] - Stupid anarchist, but otherwise he is not an enemy.
* [[File:Libcon.png]] [[Libertarian Conservatism]] & [[File:Xbert.png]] [[Christian Libertarianism]] - Thanks for quoting me, now please stop the Bible thumping.
* [[File:Libertcon.png]] [[Libertarian Conservatism]] - Post-Thanks for quoting me, now please stop the Bible thumping.
* [[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism]] - For the last time, we aren't the same!  I don't care how much you think we look alike!
* [[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism]] - For the last time, we aren't the same!  I don't care how much you think we look alike!
*[[File:Libertfem.png]] [[Libertarian Feminism]] - Better then [[File:Fem.png]] [[Feminism|her]] I guess, but when will you realize that the collectivist identity politics of feminism aren't really compatible with my kind of values?
*[[File:Libertfem.png]] [[Libertarian Feminism]] - Better then [[File:Fem.png]] [[Feminism|her]] I guess, but when will you realize that the collectivist identity politics of feminism aren't really compatible with my kind of values?
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*[[File:Necon.png]] [[Neoconservatism]] - Yes, you have the moral right to invade dictatorships and Israel is worth supporting, but stop being so statist!
*[[File:Necon.png]] [[Neoconservatism]] - Yes, you have the moral right to invade dictatorships and Israel is worth supporting, but stop being so statist!
*[[File:Pinochet-hat.png]] [[Pinochetism]] - Statist but great job with these commies
*[[File:Pinochet-hat.png]] [[Pinochetism]] - Statist but great job with these commies
*[[File: Pinkcap.png]] [[Pink Capitalism]] - Economically based, culturally retarded
*[[File:Pinkcap.png]] [[Pink Capitalism]] - Economically based, culturally retarded
*[[File:Avar.png]] [[Avaritionism]] - YOU LITERALLY EAT THE POOR?! <s>Cool!</s>


=== Enemies ===
===Enemies===
*[[File:Leftunity.png]] [[:Category:Left Unity|All the poors, beggars, and bums]] - You immoral, low-life, low-IQ, PARASITES!!!
*[[File:Leftunity.png]] [[:Category:Left Unity|All the poors, beggars, and bums]] - You immoral, low-life, low-IQ, PARASITES!!!
*[[File:Awaj.png]] [[Anarchism]] - "Anarchy, as a political concept, is a naive floating abstraction: . . . a society without an organized government would be at the mercy of the first criminal who came along and who would precipitate it into the chaos of gang warfare. But the possibility of human immorality is not the only objection to anarchy: even a society whose every member were fully rational and faultlessly moral, could not function in a state of anarchy; it is the need of objective laws and of an arbiter for honest disagreements among men that necessitates the establishment of a government." -Ayn Rand
*[[File:Awaj.png]] [[Anarchism]] - ''"Anarchy, as a political concept, is a naive floating abstraction: ... a society without an organized government would be at the mercy of the first criminal who came along and who would precipitate it into the chaos of gang warfare. But the possibility of human immorality is not the only objection to anarchy: even a society whose every member were fully rational and faultlessly moral, could not function in a state of anarchy; it is the need of objective laws and of an arbiter for honest disagreements among men that necessitates the establishment of a government."'' - Ayn Rand
*[[File:Gay.png]] [[:Category:LGBT|LGBTQ+]] - Unproductive freaks.
*[[File:Gay.png]] [[:Category:LGBT|LGBTQ+]] - Unproductive freaks.
*[[File:Polpot.png]] [[Pol Potism]] - Literally Anthem, but even worse!
*[[File:Polpot.png]] [[Pol Potism]] - Literally Anthem, but even worse!
*[[File:Synd.png]] [[Syndicalism]] - FUCKING PARASITE!!!
*[[File:Synd.png]] [[Syndicalism]] - FUCKING PARASITE!!!
*[[File:Ego.png]] [[Anarcho-Egoism]] - He's anti-philosophy and thinks private property is a spook.  
*[[File:Anego.png]] [[Anarcho-Egoism]] - He's anti-philosophy and thinks private property is a spook.  
* [[File:Fem.png]] [[Feminism]] - Identity politics are not good for achieving individualism, and I cannot stand this alliance with lesbians and prostitutes! <small>Abortion rights are cool though.</small>
* [[File:Fem.png]] [[Feminism]] - Identity politics are not good for achieving individualism, and I cannot stand this alliance with lesbians and prostitutes! <small>Abortion rights are cool though.</small>
* [[File:ML.png]] [[Marxism–Leninism]] - Filthy collectivist.
* [[File:ML.png]] [[Marxism–Leninism]] - Filthy collectivist.
* [[File:Egocom.png]] [[Ego-Communism]] - Does.... not...... compute......
* [[File:Egocom.png]] [[Ego-Communism]] - Does.... not...... compute......
* [[File:Whitesup.png]] [[White Nationalism]] - Racism is the lowest, most crudely primitive form of collectivism. <s>(The civil rights movement is assaulting our liberty.)</s>
* [[File:Whitesup.png]] [[White Nationalism]] - Racism is the lowest, most crudely primitive form of collectivism. <s>(The civil rights movement is assaulting our liberty.)</s>
*[[File:Nazi.png]] [[National Socialism]] - Evil Jew-hating collectivist.
*[[File:Nazi.png]] [[Nazism]] - Evil Jew-hating collectivist.
*[[File:Marxfem.png]] [[Marxist Feminism]] - I told you feminists were collectivist reds.
*[[File:Marxfem.png]] [[Marxist Feminism]] - I told you feminists were collectivist reds.
*[[File:Luxem.png]] [[Luxemburgism]] - See? That's what I meant.
*[[File:Luxem.png]] [[Luxemburgism]] - See? That's what I meant.
*[[File: Stalin.png]] [[Stalinism]] - You are one reason why I left the Soviet Union. I hate you.  
*[[File:Stalin.png]] [[Marxism–Leninism|Stalinism]] - You are one reason why I left the Soviet Union. I hate you.  
*[[File:Orthlen.png]] [[Leninism]] - I hate you too. You always failed.
*[[File:Orthlen.png]] [[Leninism]] - I hate you too. You always failed.
*[[File:Natbol.png]] [[National Bolshevism]] - You're the purest form of evil and tyranny!
*[[File:Natbol.png]] [[National Bolshevism]] - You're the purest form of evil and tyranny!
*[[File:Dengf.png]] [[Dengism]] - You too!
*[[File:Dengf.png]] [[Dengism]] - You too!
*[[File:Strasser.png]] [[Strasserism]] - Literally my opposite!
*[[File:Strasser.png]] [[Strasserism]] - Literally my opposite!
* [[File: Libsoc.png]] [[Libertarian Socialism]] - I'm not an oxymoron! You're the oxymoron!
* [[File:Libsoc.png]] [[Libertarian Socialism]] - I'm not an oxymoron! You're the oxymoron!
* [[File:FDF-Pirate.png]] [[Piratism]] - It is the proper role of government to protect intellectual property through patents and copyrights, you parasite!
* [[File:FDF-Pirate.png]] [[Piratism]] - It is the proper role of government to protect intellectual property through patents and copyrights, you parasite!
*[[File:Socdem.png]] [[Social Democracy]] - Fuck off
*[[File:Socdem.png]] [[Social Democracy]] - Fuck off
*[[File:Native.png]] [[Indigenism]] - I believe, with good reason, the most unsympathetic Hollywood potrayal of Indians and what they did to the white man. They had no right to a country merely because they were born here and then acted like savages. The white man did not conquer this country. And you're racist if you object, because it means you believe that certain men are entitled to something because of their race. You believe that if someone is born in a magnificent country and doesn't know what to do with it, he still has a property right to it. He does not. Since the Indians did not have the concept of property or property rights-- they didn't have a settled society they had predominantly nomadic tribal "cultures" -- they didn't have rights to the land and there was no reason for anyone to grant them rights that they had not conceived of and were not using." -Ayn Rand.
*[[File:Native.png]] [[Indigenism]] - ''"I believe, with good reason, the most unsympathetic Hollywood portrayal of Indians and what they did to the white man. They had no right to a country merely because they were born here and then acted like savages. The white man did not conquer this country. And you're racist if you object, because it means you believe that certain men are entitled to something because of their race. You believe that if someone is born in a magnificent country and doesn't know what to do with it, he still has a property right to it. He does not. Since the Indians did not have the concept of property or property rights — they didn't have a settled society they had predominantly nomadic tribal 'cultures' — they didn't have rights to the land and there was no reason for anyone to grant them rights that they had not conceived of and were not using."'' - Ayn Rand.
*[[File:Illeg.png]] [[Illegalism]] - You say that you are motivated by self interest, and you still oppose capitalism?
*[[File:Illeg.png]] [[Illegalism]] - You say that you are motivated by self interest, and you still oppose capitalism?


== Further Information ==
==Further Information==
 
===Literature===
=== Literature ===
====By Ayn Rand====
 
==== By Ayn Rand ====
 
* [https://b-ok.cc/book/908349/d63aaa?dsource=recommend Philosophy: Who Needs It?] (Metaphysics)
* [https://b-ok.cc/book/908349/d63aaa?dsource=recommend Philosophy: Who Needs It?] (Metaphysics)
* [https://b-ok.cc/book/1011828/969794 Introduction to Objectivist Empistemology] (Epistemology)
* [https://b-ok.cc/book/1011828/969794 Introduction to Objectivist Empistemology] (Epistemology)
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* [https://b-ok.cc/book/1169228/3a6d68 The Fountainhead] (Aesthetics)
* [https://b-ok.cc/book/1169228/3a6d68 The Fountainhead] (Aesthetics)


==== Others ====
====Others====
 
* [https://b-ok.cc/book/929690/9360b6 The Ominous Parallels: The End of Freedom in America] by Leonard Peikoff
* [https://b-ok.cc/book/929690/9360b6 The Ominous Parallels: The End of Freedom in America] by Leonard Peikoff
* [https://b-ok.lat/book/3324377/16f07c The Logical Leap: Induction in Physics] by David Harriman and Leonard Peikoff
* [https://b-ok.lat/book/3324377/16f07c The Logical Leap: Induction in Physics] by David Harriman and Leonard Peikoff
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* [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BFD5MXC/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life] by Michael Caine
* [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BFD5MXC/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life] by Michael Caine


=== Wikipedia ===
===Wikipedia===
 
* [[W:Objectivism|Objectivism]]
* [[W:Objectivism|Objectivism]]
* [[W:Objectivist movement|Objectivist movement]]
* [[W:Objectivist movement|Objectivist movement]]
* [[W:Ayn Rand|Ayn Rand]]
* [[W:Ayn Rand|Ayn Rand]]


=== Videos ===
===Videos===
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS9v_b4YEnQ What is Objectivism? The Life and Philosophy of Ayn Rand | Polandball/Countryball History/Philosophy] by [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnZ1r94_Ptz_1gN5VBnE0Mg CallMeEzekiel]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS9v_b4YEnQ What is Objectivism? The Life and Philosophy of Ayn Rand | Polandball/Countryball History/Philosophy] by [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnZ1r94_Ptz_1gN5VBnE0Mg CallMeEzekiel]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8fkdBz2bds The Fountainhead in 5 Seconds]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8fkdBz2bds The Fountainhead in 5 Seconds]


=== Websites ===
===Websites===
 
* [https://www.atlassociety.org/ The Atlas Society]
* [https://www.atlassociety.org/ The Atlas Society]
* [https://www.capitalismmagazine.com/ Capitalism Magazine]
* [https://www.capitalismmagazine.com/ Capitalism Magazine]
* [https://www.intellectualactivist.com/ The Intellectual Activist]
* [https://www.intellectualactivist.com/ The Intellectual Activist]


=== Communities ===
===Communities===
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/Objectivism/ r/Objectivism]


* [https://www.reddit.com/r/Objectivism/ r/Objectivism]
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Objectivism also known as Randism or Randianism is a philosophy of author and philosopher Ayn Rand. On political matters, objectivists favour free market capitalism and the opposition to statism.

History

Rand originally expressed her philosophical ideas in her novels - most notably, in both The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. She 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.

The 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. Rand stated that she chose the name because her preferred term for a philosophy based on the primacy of existence—"existentialism"—had already been taken.

Rand characterized Objectivism as "a philosophy for living on earth", based on reality, and intended as a method of defining human nature and the nature of the world in which we live.

Philosophy

When discussing Objectivism it is important to note that it isn't merely an ideology but rather a full philosophy, meaning that instead of just being a theory of politics it's a theory of philosophy as a whole (meaning: metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics as well as politics). Or at least that's what it's intended to be.

Metaphysics

As Ayn Rand wrote in "The Metaphysical Versus the Man-Made" (Philosophy: Who Needs It): "The primacy of existence (of reality) is the axiom that existence exists, i.e., that the universe exists independent of consciousness (of any consciousness), that things are what they are, that they possess a specific nature, an identity.

Epistemology

Rand bases her solution to the problem of universals on a quasi-mathematical analysis of similarity. Rejecting the common view that similarity is unanalysable, she defines similarity as: "the relationship between two or more existents which possess the same characteristic(s), but in different measure or degree."

The grasp of similarity, she holds, requires a contrast between the two or more similar items and a third item that differs from them, but differs along the same scale of measurement (which she termed a "Conceptual Common Denominator"). Thus two shades of blue, to be perceived as similar must be contrasted with something differing greatly in hue from both—e.g., a shade of red.

Accordingly, Rand defines "concept" as: a "mental integration of two or more units possessing the same distinguishing characteristic(s) with their particular measurements omitted."

Ethics

The provocative title of Ayn Rand’s The Virtue of Selfishness matches an equally provocative thesis about ethics. Traditional ethics has always been suspicious of self-interest, praising acts that are selfless in intent and calling amoral or immoral acts that are motivated by self-interest. A self-interested person, on the traditional view, will not consider the interests of others and so will slight or harm those interests in the pursuit of his own. Rand’s view is that the exact opposite is true: Self-interest, properly understood, is the standard of morality and selflessness is the deepest immorality. Self-interest rightly understood, according to Rand, is to see oneself as an end in oneself.

Politics

Although her political views are often classified as conservative or libertarian, Rand preferred the term "radical for capitalism". She worked with conservatives on political projects, but disagreed with them over issues such as religion and ethics. Rand denounced libertarianism, which she associated with anarchism.

Aesthetics

The essence of Rand's view of art is that an artwork presents a philosophy, that is, a basic view of life. To identify what an artwork concretizes, Rand introduces her concept of metaphysical value-judgments. Rand's aesthetic theory, being reached inductively rather than being deductively imposed on phenomena, allows for special cases which differ in certain respects, such that the same general principles apply in a somewhat different way. Architecture and music are such cases. Rand's championing of Romanticism is one more case in which she applies the principle that underlies her entire aesthetics. Art serves a fundamental need of man's consciousness by bringing his concepts to the perceptual level of his consciousness and allowing him to grasp them directly, as if they were precepts, thereby unifying man's consciousness and offering him a coherent view of existence

Personality

Objectivism in comics will usually display exaggerated traits of her founder, Ayn Rand.

  • Often depicted to be selfish, and proud to be so.
  • Writes mediocre fiction.
  • In some comics shown to REEEEE at collectivists.
  • Loves bosses.
  • Will beat you to death with her bare hands if you are a freeloader/thief.
  • Her favorite game is Bioshock, but only the opening monologue.

How to Draw

Flag of Objectivism
  1. Draw a ball with eyes and a pink bow
  2. Separate the ball into 2 equal diagonal sides of Gold on the top and Light Blue on the bottom
  3. On the ball draw a white circle outline, with arched lines in it.
  4. Below the globe draw a person holding it up.

And you're finished!

Color Name HEX RGB
Gold #FFDB27 255, 219, 39
Light Blue #00AAF3 0, 170, 243
White #FFFFFF 255, 255, 255


Relationships

Friends

  • Minarchism - Shares my beliefs on economics and the state.
  • Capitalism - My dad and the only social system compatible with my philosophy.
  • Classical Liberalism - He’s a big inspiration of mine. He has an excellent blueprint for the economy.
  • Zionism - Israel is the only democratic, civilized country in the Middle East, and I support the Israeli people against their savage enemies.
  • Neo-Libertarianism - The only other one in my quadrant who agrees with me on the Middle East.
  • Secularism - I’m an atheist, and I think religion is just superstitious nonsense. However, I also believe that people should be able to follow whatever religion they want to.
  • Imperialism - " [The Native Americans] didn't have any rights to the land and there was no reason for anyone to grant them rights which they had not conceived and were not using... What was it they were fighting for, if they opposed white men on this continent? For their wish to continue a primitive existence, their 'right' to keep part of the earth untouched, unused and not even as property, just keep everybody out so that you will live practically like an animal, or maybe a few caves above it. Any white person who brought the element of civilization had the right to take over this continent." - Ayn Rand

Frenemies

  • Anarcho-Capitalism - Stupid anarchist, but otherwise he is not an enemy.
  • Libertarian Conservatism - Post-Thanks for quoting me, now please stop the Bible thumping.
  • Libertarianism - For the last time, we aren't the same! I don't care how much you think we look alike!
  • Libertarian Feminism - Better then her I guess, but when will you realize that the collectivist identity politics of feminism aren't really compatible with my kind of values?
  • Manosphere - A bit collectivist but MGTOW and Anthony Dream Johnson are good also men are superior to women.
  • Neoconservatism - Yes, you have the moral right to invade dictatorships and Israel is worth supporting, but stop being so statist!
  • Pinochetism - Statist but great job with these commies
  • Pink Capitalism - Economically based, culturally retarded
  • Avaritionism - YOU LITERALLY EAT THE POOR?! Cool!

Enemies

  • All the poors, beggars, and bums - You immoral, low-life, low-IQ, PARASITES!!!
  • Anarchism - "Anarchy, as a political concept, is a naive floating abstraction: ... a society without an organized government would be at the mercy of the first criminal who came along and who would precipitate it into the chaos of gang warfare. But the possibility of human immorality is not the only objection to anarchy: even a society whose every member were fully rational and faultlessly moral, could not function in a state of anarchy; it is the need of objective laws and of an arbiter for honest disagreements among men that necessitates the establishment of a government." - Ayn Rand
  • LGBTQ+ - Unproductive freaks.
  • Pol Potism - Literally Anthem, but even worse!
  • Syndicalism - FUCKING PARASITE!!!
  • Anarcho-Egoism - He's anti-philosophy and thinks private property is a spook.
  • Feminism - Identity politics are not good for achieving individualism, and I cannot stand this alliance with lesbians and prostitutes! Abortion rights are cool though.
  • Marxism–Leninism - Filthy collectivist.
  • Ego-Communism - Does.... not...... compute......
  • White Nationalism - Racism is the lowest, most crudely primitive form of collectivism. (The civil rights movement is assaulting our liberty.)
  • Nazism - Evil Jew-hating collectivist.
  • Marxist Feminism - I told you feminists were collectivist reds.
  • Luxemburgism - See? That's what I meant.
  • Stalinism - You are one reason why I left the Soviet Union. I hate you.
  • Leninism - I hate you too. You always failed.
  • National Bolshevism - You're the purest form of evil and tyranny!
  • Dengism - You too!
  • Strasserism - Literally my opposite!
  • Libertarian Socialism - I'm not an oxymoron! You're the oxymoron!
  • Piratism - It is the proper role of government to protect intellectual property through patents and copyrights, you parasite!
  • Social Democracy - Fuck off
  • Indigenism - "I believe, with good reason, the most unsympathetic Hollywood portrayal of Indians and what they did to the white man. They had no right to a country merely because they were born here and then acted like savages. The white man did not conquer this country. And you're racist if you object, because it means you believe that certain men are entitled to something because of their race. You believe that if someone is born in a magnificent country and doesn't know what to do with it, he still has a property right to it. He does not. Since the Indians did not have the concept of property or property rights — they didn't have a settled society they had predominantly nomadic tribal 'cultures' — they didn't have rights to the land and there was no reason for anyone to grant them rights that they had not conceived of and were not using." - Ayn Rand.
  • Illegalism - You say that you are motivated by self interest, and you still oppose capitalism?

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