Objectivist philosophy

Objectivism is the philosophy developed by Russian-born American philosopher and author Ayn Rand. In short, Objectivism holds that there is an independent reality, of which human beings are conscious of through their senses, in which reason is the only way of gathering knowledge and only the individual rational mind can process these data, in which the proper moral purpose of one's life is to pursue one's own rational self-interest, and in which the only moral social system is full laissez-faire capitalism with a government strictly limited to courts, police, and a military, because it is the only system where humans are barred from initiating the use of physical force upon each other (either within or outside the structure of said government).

External links

• Essentials of Objectivism
• The Ayn Rand Institute — The Center for the Advancement of Objectivism
• The Objectivist Center
• The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Ayn Rand
• TIA Daily — Daily news and commentary from the Objectivist perspective by e-mail
• The Objectivism Wiki
• The Center for the Advancement of Capitalism
• Importance of Philosophy
• The Capitalism Site
• The Objectivism Reference Center includes both advocacy and criticism articles
• Sense Of Life Objectivists
• ARI Watch — A critical review of the ?Ayn Rand Institute.?