Is the philosophy of Objectivism subjective?

India
January 6, 2007 4:45am CST
This one is for all Ayn Rand enthusiasts. How would you define Objectivism in your own words. What do you think is the crux of this philosophy. You can be as descriptive as you like.
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• India
6 Jan 07
I am not an Ayn Rand enthusiastc and I haven't read Atlas Shrugged either but I would like to contribute to this topoic. According to me Objectivism has a subjective nature and can change from person to person. Talking in an engineer's way, its like a function which has variables like genetical constraints, social environment and present position. Take an example of a stick dipped in a water. By principles of physics I see it bent inside the liquid and by objectivism, if we consider it to be constant with respect to the three factors I mentioned above, I should be able to see it straight. I am not wrong in seeing that bent. But if I assumed to to be bent and I started performing experiments on it assuming that its straight, I am wrong in doing that. So again it changes with the situation. Thus it has a subjective nature. Einstein's theory of relativity supports my point.
• India
6 Jan 07
thanks for the response
@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
24 Oct 08
I don't understand Objectivism. Is it any good? I should educate myself better. Cheers!!
• India
9 Jan 07
Objectivism.. can be defined in a simple way as "celebration the power of mans mind."
• India
10 Jan 07
Objectivism.....ayn rand truely has the world gripped with her novel that was written during the wee years of depression, when the people in control of taking decisions decided to gather all the wealth of individuals(and i am not talking just money), and distribute it among the less fortunate and most of the times least deserving ones.... Objectivism is to love and keep hold of objective material that you have so gathered by your hard work and sewat......why would you want to give free anything to the ones who do not deserve it and do not want to work for it when they can,,....it sounds rude but i think she is right when she states that you have not the right to give away anything that you have so hardly gathered........