Tag Objectivism

Here’s your wilderness test – Imagine you wake up in a forest. But, you don’t have the following things Visualizing survival without essentials Illustrating survival through reason-survival demands observation, learning, and purposeful action. Ending the wilderness journey with reason To… Continue Reading →

Man’s mind is his basic tool of survival. Life is given to him, survival is not. His body is given to him, its sustenance is not. His mind is given to him, its content is not. To remain alive, he… Continue Reading →

This view argues that morality is just a set of rules enforced by power. You follow the rules because you have to, not because you think they’re logically sound. This can come from the government, society, or even a group… Continue Reading →

No one came to say that your life belongs to you and that the good is to live it, emphasizing individual flourishing and self-ownership. Ayn Rand in Atlas Shrugged – “Your pleasure, you have been taught, is to be found… Continue Reading →

Morality is determined by social consensus or the will of the majority. The “good” is what benefits society, and individual well-being is secondary to the “greater good.” In this view, you are expected to sacrifice your personal interests for the… Continue Reading →

For centuries, the battle of morality was fought between those who claimed that your life belongs to God and those who claimed that it belongs to your neighbors-between those who preached that the good is self-sacrifice for the sake of… Continue Reading →