VolT Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 Hello! This post is an advertisement of another post: https://board.freedomainradio.com/topic/42101-fdr-online-book-club-objectivism-the-philosophy-of-ayn-rand-leonard-peikoff/#entry385775 (First and last advertisement) We are looking for 1 more people, The book that we will be reading: Objectivism: The philosophy of Ayn Rand - Leonard Peikoff Synopsis: A bestselling novelist, prolific writerm and world-renowned philosopher, Ayn Rand defined and developed Objectivism: the powerful system of thought which holds that human beings can and should live by the guidance of reason. In this epochal book, leading Rand scholar Leonard Peikoff presents the first comprehensive statement of that philosophy. Here is the most definitive guide to Ayn Rand's brilliantly reasoned thought on all the crucial philosophical issues of our day. With Chapters on: Reality Sense Perception and Volition Concept-Formation Objectivity Reason Man The good Virtue Happiness Government Capitalism Art To motivate you further here is a small abstract from "Playboy's Interview with Ayn Rand" Playboy: Miss Rand, your novels and essays, especially your controversial best seller, Atlas Shrugged, present a carefully engineered, internally consistent world view. They are, in effect, the expression of an all-encompassing philosophical system. What do you seek to accomplish with this new philosophy? Rand: I seek to provide men- or those who care to think - with an integrated, consistent and rational view of life. Playboy: If a person organizes his life around a single, neatly defined purpose, isn't he in danger of becoming extremely narrow in his horizons? Rand: Quite the contrary. A central purpose serves to integrate all the other concerns of a man's life. It establishes the hierarchy, the relative importance, of his values, it saves him from pointless inner conflicts, it permits him to enjoy life on a wide scale and to carry that enjoyment into any area open to his mind; whereas a man without a purpose is lost in chaos. He does not know what his values are. He does not know how to judge. He cannot tell what is or is not important to him, and therefore, he drifts helplessly at the mercy of any chance stimulus or any whim of the moment. He can enjoy nothing. he spends his life searching for some value which he will never find. Firstly if this is is the first time you heard about this interview, like me, you could be thinking "Playboy has changed a lot hasn't it!" this truth aside, I really liked the interview. My reason for wanting to read this book: I feel that the concepts in this book, be it definitions, processes, and/or standards, through analyses will make me a better human being through every meaning of that word: Happiness Better capacity to think Chasing whats truly important in life, Having the capacity to resolve whats important in life. Having a compass in all meaning of that word(other than a physical compass(I sure hope there is no other meaning, that contradicts this)), that actually works. Being able to help others in a way that is actually effective. I have no idea if it will actually fulfill all of this, but this is one of those books that deserves my patience. As long as you are a human being, then you are welcome! (Making sure no aliens are among us) If you are interested please check the link above for more information. Thank you for your time! 2
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