objectivism
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- noun
- /ˌɑbˈdʒɛktɪˌvɪzəm/
- Formal
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objetivismo
- There are definitely flaws in Objectivism; however, if somebody's got a more coherent philosophy, I'm all ears.
- Ayn Rand's objectivism
He is an asset to our movement, and so are the vast majority of people who subscribe to Objectivism and to Ayn Rand's view.
- He is an asset to our movement, and so are the vast majority of people who subscribe to Objectivism and to Ayn Rand's view.
- So what do you think, if I may ask, of somebody like Ayn Rand and her philosophy of Objectivism?
- And I guess Ayn Rand was a philosopher of some sort and had a philosophy called Objectivism.
Examples
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Ayn Rand explicitly said she did not want the philosophy of Objectivism to carry her name.
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According to Objectivism, no man has the right to initiate force against the use of someone else.
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As to Objectivism being a type of materialism, nothing could be further from the truth.
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I feel perfectly comfortable endorsing Objectivism without endorsing anything else.
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And, of course, this is why Paul Ryan rejects Objectivism qua philosophy.
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But not everyone who celebrates Rand's work subscribes to the ethics of Objectivism.
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Ayn Rand developed objectivism as a philosophy that prioritizes reason and individual rights.
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Many people find that the principles of objectivism promote rational self-interest in their lives.
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In discussions about ethics, objectivism often emphasizes the importance of free-market capitalism.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Objectivism is the name Ayn Rand gave to her philosophy, formed from objective ('based on facts') and -ism ('a system of beliefs'). That's why objectivism describes her system that puts reason, individual rights, and rational self-interest first.