Sentences with phrase «about objectivism»
New American Library has published a series of lectures about objectivism, seizing on the uptick in Ayn Rand interest among entrepreneurs.
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Objectivism as the best alternative to violence: both Rorty and Palmer ignore this important truth about the epistemological tradition they criticize, though they do so for different reasons.
- UK Green Wing scriptwriter James Henry had nice things to say about games as a medium on his «Blue Cat» blog, and points out that the top 3 titles at his local game store are»... an art deco - themed playable critique of Ayn Rand - style Objectivism... an incredibly odd puzzle game that requires you to bend 3D space with a special gun... [and] a Japanese roleplaying adventure set entirely within a dreamworld generated by Frédéric Chopin.»
Packed with allusions to author Ayn Rand's Objectivism philosophy and George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty - Four, and with a gorgeous setting inspired by the Art Deco architectural movement, this was about as far away as possible from the usual bad - guy - aliens - have - taken - over-the-Earth fare that makes up most shooters.
I will resist the temptation to discourse off - topically about Ayn Rand, except to note that her use of the term «objectivism» was ironic given that, as John Reisman notes, her philosophy emphasized values, and the capacity to value is the essence of subjectivity.
Objectivism begins with Ayn Rand's personal values, and works backwards from there to establish what sort of reality — in particular what sort of facts about human nature — would be required to prove that her values are the «right» ones because they are in accord with those facts.