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What is Objectivism?
"My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute." -Ayn Rand

Branches of Objectivism

Metaphysics The study of the universe and its nature Axioms: Existence, Consciousness, Identity Corollary: Causality, Primacy of Existence Reality: Primacy of Existence, Existents, the Metaphysically Given versus the Man Made				Epistemology The study of knowledge Senses | Consciousness | Volition Concepts: Unit, Concept-Formation Knowledge: Context, Hierarchy Reason: Certainty, Truth, the Arbitrary Objectivity | Emotions
Ethics The study of virtue Man's Nature: Life, Values, Reason as the primary means of survival Egoism: Selfishness as requiring principles Rationality as the basic virtue Virtues: Independence, Integrity, Honesty, Justice, Productiveness, Pride Happiness: Self-esteem, Virtue as practical, Sex	Politics The study of social systems and nature of government Rights: Government, Initiation of Force Capitalism: Contrast to Collectivism, Statism Anarchism, Environmentalism				Aesthetics The study of artObjectivist Recommendations

Other Topics

About Ayn Rand We The Living Anthem The Fountainhead Atlas Shrugged	Other Notable Topics Common Misconceptions about Objectivism Fallacies Logical Terms Introduction to Objectivist Dictionary Golden Rule	Other Conceptual Theories: Realism, Nominalism Intrinsicism, Subjectivism Rationalism, Empiricism Mysticism and Skepticism	Appendix: Dichotomies: Theory-Practice Dichotomy Mind-Body Dichotomy Analytic-Synthetic Dichotomy Moral-Practical Dichotomy Is-Ought Dichotomy Reason-Emotion Dichotomy Totalitarianism, Anarchism

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Notes: The topics are based on the outline of OPAR. Additional topics or page content suggestions are added after the colon. There is now an edited version of the United States Constitution being reworked to conform to objectivism, the main page for the subproject is here Crazynas 15:10, 4 Jul 2005 (CDT) Please see documentation on customizing the interface and the User's Guide for usage and configuration help. My quote database may be a useful source. --GreedyCapitalist 19:09, 22 June 2006 (CDT) Other projects on this wiki include: Book Recommendations, Movie Recommendations, Introduction to Objectivist Dictionary, Forum rules, and About ObjectivismOnline.Net

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