Objectivism claims that because the opportunity to use reason without the initiation of force is necessary to achieve moral values, each individual has an inalienable moral right to act as his …

Dec 27, 2025 · Objectivism, philosophical system identified with the thought of the 20th-century Russian-born American writer Ayn Rand and popularized mainly through her commercially …

Jun 14, 2010 · Objectivism holds that there is no greater moral goal than achieving one's happiness. But one cannot achieve happiness by wish or whim. It requires rational respect for …

Objectivism regards values as neither intrinsic properties of objects nor mere subjective preferences, but as relational: things are valuable relative to the factual requirements of a …

Objectivism is a philosophy developed by the writer Ayn Rand (1905-1982), first in her novels The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957), and later in non-fiction books, most notably …

Oct 30, 2023 · Objectivism is a philosophy of rational individualism that promotes reason as the absolute source of knowledge and the primary moral objective of attaining one’s happiness. …

Objectivism is a philosophical and political set of ideas that were developed by the Russian American writer, author and philosopher, Ayn Rand (1905–82). Rand first wrote about …