Objectivist
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- noun
- /ˌɑbˈdʒɛktɪvɪst/
- Jargon
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objetivista
- As a committed Objectivist, he argues that happiness is achieved through rational self-interest.
Examples
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No, Objectivists do not consider charity to be a major virtue, though it is certainly beneficial.
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That Hickman was a murderer severely contradicts her morality—the Objectivist ethics—and she condemned him for taking that route.
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Objectivist, a husband and a father, the owner of a materials characterization laboratory, and above all, a thinking individualist.
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I am willing to give Paul Ryan the benefit of the doubt, but I think Catholics should recognize that Ayn Rand's philosophy is deeply contrary to the Catholic faith and a true Objectivist is an enemy of the Church.
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Objectivists will not contemplate the notion that, regarding reality vis-à-vis God, they and Rand could be wrong.
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Objectivists heaped scorn upon the very concept of race, declaring that the individual holds no allegiance to anything except those loyalties that are freely chosen.
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The post is mostly a cut-and-paste from some of the bloggers I've cited here already, but the kicker is the Ayn Rand theme with the picture of the Objectivist philosopher at the entry.
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An Objectivist believes that moral truths exist independently of individual opinions and feelings.
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Many people consider her an Objectivist because she values reason and objective facts above personal feelings.
Synonyms
A person who believes statements about right and wrong can be true or false
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Objectivist comes from objective meaning 'based on facts, not feelings' and -ist meaning 'a person who holds a belief'. So an Objectivist is someone who thinks truth and moral values exist independently of personal feelings.