“#Serenity comes from the ability to say ‘Yes’ to #existence. #Courage comes from the ability to say ‘No’ to the wrong #choices made by others.”

—#AynRand, “The #Metaphysical Versus the #ManMade,” from ‘#Philosophy: Who Needs It’ https://a.co/cvDa7fV

Full #essay here: https://courses.aynrand.org/works/the-metaphysical-versus-the-man-made/

#KindleQuotes

@rob There’s a more general lesson: avoid any environment that values a technological “solution” to the “problem” of human expertise. It’s just a smokescreen for devaluing people with minds of their own.

To paraphrase #AynRand on money, technology “…is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver… [It] is the scourge of men who attempt to reverse the law of causality.” https://a.co/iCDs8Qk

Here is an interesting description of MAGA churches that explains what people have observed about them, except the article is so much better than just an observation: "The most pernicious trend in the US currently is the alignment of evangelicals and followers of Ayn Rand”. #MAGA #AynRand #ConservativesReallyAreThatBad https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2016/12/14/ayn-rand-and-us-evengelicalism-two-sides-of-the-same-worthless-rightwing-coin/

I suppose the billionaires will want a spaceport in their new billionaire city in Solano County, CA #billionaires #AynRand #ConservativesReallyAreThatBad https://www.alternet.org/billionaires-envision-new-utopian-city/

#RoarkCapital , which is named after the ‘#LoneWolf ‘ hero Howard Roark in #AynRand ‘s fictional ode to #LaissezFaire capitalism, “The Fountainhead”, has purchased the #Subway sandwich chain. 👉 https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/24/subway-sells-to-dunkin-owner-roark-capital.html

Would you like a side of hypocritical #Objectivism with your roast beef footlong?

@jdskog @jarulf @faktoider Gud förbjude att sådana människor skulle överge oss.

#aynrand #galtsgulch

“I am interested in #politics only in order to secure and protect #freedom.”

— #AynRand: The #Playboy Interview
https://a.co/g0gao07

#KindleQuotes

@eftheflash I think you’ll find #RobertReich distorts #AynRand’s #philosophy and specifically her #morality. Like many, he bases his views on the behavior of people like #DonaldTrump who cite her as an influence but don’t even come close to understanding her ideas and often contradict them outright. (Does #Trump strike you as much of a reader?)

We can do better and go to the source: https://aynrand.org/ideas/philosophy/#section-4

An excellent essay by Robert Reich about how Ayn Rand's attack on the idea of the common good has become, from Reagan to Trump, the foundation of "conservative" politics in the US, and how this philosophy undermines the very basis of American democracy with its notion of the common good.

#AynRand #Trump #Reagan #Republicans #CommonGood

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-common-good-chapter-2-what-good

Robert Reich
#DonaldTrump and Ayn Rand
Chapter 2 of The Common Good
The idea of “the common good” was once widely understood and accepted in America. After all, the U.S. Constitution was designed for “We the people” seeking to “promote the general welfare” — not for “me the selfish jerk seeking as much wealth and power as possible.”

What happened? One clue is found in the writings of writer-philosopher #AynRand who argued that the #CommonGood
was bunk.

https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/the-common-good-chapter-2-what-good?r=12u3ju&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

#philosophy

I have just finishef #AtlasShrugged : #AynRand's business thriller, romance, philisophical diatribe, call it what you like, it is a gigantic read. Here is a recent article by #AlexanderHoward

https://theconversation.com/atlas-shrugged-ayn-rands-hero-burns-the-world-down-when-he-doesnt-get-his-way-her-fans-run-the-world-should-we-worry-192510

This month: What is the actual relationship between famed #architect #FrankLloydWright and #AynRand’s fictional hero Howard Roark from her novel #TheFountainhead?

https://newideal.aynrand.org/howard-roark-and-frank-lloyd-wright/

#bookstodon #books #fiction #reading

“The same moral principles and considerations apply to the issue of accepting #SocialSecurity, #unemployment insurance, or other payments of that kind. […] The victims, who opposed such laws, have a clear right to any refund of their own money—and they would not advance the cause of #freedom if they left their money, unclaimed, for the benefit of the #WelfareState administration.”

—“The Question of #Scholarships” by #AynRand
https://a.co/hOL0889
https://courses.aynrand.org/works/the-question-of-scholarships/

The #Visionaries by Wolfram Eilenberger review – four #women who changed the world

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/26/the-visionaries-by-wolfram-eilenberger-review-four-women-who-changed-the-world
The complicated lives and questing minds of #AynRand, #HannahArendt, #SimonedeBeauvoir and #SimoneWeil

If you just can’t wait (or maybe you like #books instead), you can find the Mayhew-edited collections here: https://www.amazon.com/ideas/amzn1.account.AEPXNKEX73H7R3R3O3PRYYC36ZCQ/2ZT57WS3NQWGX?&tag=thephoenixtra-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=a3b2b8f8fe7f3e06152b6d4bb2e3898e&camp=1789&creative=9325

#AynRand #bookstodon #essays #ebooks #reading #Amazon #fiction #AtlasShrugged #TheFountainhead #Fountainhead #Anthem #WeTheLiving #Objectivism #philosophy

G’day #Australia! Next month, #AynRand Institute president and CEO Tal Tsfany is embarking on a seven-date speaking tour on “The Moral Case for #Liberty”!

Get details, sign up for updates, and RSVP here: https://hubs.la/Q01YBPPz0

#aus #Aussie #Melbourne #Sydney #Perth #Brisbane #Objectivism #philosophy

@xiomaro Context for the beginning #AynRand clip: According to her intellectual heir Dr. Leonard Peikoff[^1], she was paraphrasing #BadgerClark’s poem “The Westerner”[^2]. The clip is from an interview on The Tomorrow Show with #TomSnyder: https://youtube.com/watch?v=xXG49Z9noi0&t=778

[^1]: https://peikoff.com/2009/03/16/can-you-explain-ayn-rands-view-on-death-2/

[^2]: https://allpoetry.com/The-Westerner

BIG #AynRand NEWS: The Ayn Rand Institute is releasing a HUGE trove of essays on Rand’s #fiction and #philosophy for FREE. Watch the live stream from earlier today: https://www.youtube.com/live/0WNRmh5KpLI

These in-depth historical, literary, and philosophical essays were originally included in a series of expensive #academic market books edited by Robert Mayhew. They’re a tremendous educational resource that can greatly add to the public understanding of Rand as a #novelist and seminal #philosopher.

Seven #management secrets from #AynRand’s #AtlasShrugged:

1. Know the #business from the ground up
2. Earn respect
3. Always take responsibility
4. Deal with the best talent
5. Set an innovative vision
6. Make every deal win-win
7. Don’t prop up the Jim Taggarts

https://thefederalist.com/2017/07/25/7-real-management-secrets-atlas-shrugged/

My latest laptop #sticker courtesy of https://www.teepublic.com/user/ObjectivistShop

#AtlasShrugged #AynRand