objectivism

Noun

Meaning

The state of being objective; objectivity.

Moral objectivism.

(philosophy) Any of several doctrines that holds that all of reality is objective and exists outside of the mind.
Coordinate term: positivism

(sometimes capitalized) The specific objectivist philosophy created by novelist Ayn Rand, endorsing logical reasoning and self-interest.

Objectivism (uncountable)

Alternative letter-case form of objectivism (“philosophy based around Ayn Rand’s writings”)

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'Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand' Dutton Adult (1991) Chapter "Government" * Doyle, Kevin. Source: Internet

Surveys such as On Ayn Rand by Allan Gotthelf (1999), Ayn Rand by Tibor R. Machan (2000), and Objectivism in One Lesson by Andrew Bernstein (2009) provide briefer introductions to Rand's ideas. Source: Internet

One, which he calls 'objectivism', tries to counter the overemphasis of the subjective or intersubjective that pervades humanism, and emphasises the role of the nonhuman agents, whether they be animals and plants, or computers or other things. Source: Internet

Objectivism versus constructivism, Do we need a new philosophical paradigm? Source: Internet

In this respect Objectivism regards art as a way of presenting abstractions concretely, in perceptual form. Source: Internet

Kelley's views have been controversial, and critics Peikoff and Peter Schwartz have argued that he contradicts important principles of Objectivism. Source: Internet

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