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	Libertarianism and Objectivism
		Libertarianism is a position in politics, one that is also known as "classical liberalism," "market liberalism," or, in Europe and Latin America, simply "liberalism." All of these terms derive from "liberty" and signal someone who is a consistent advocate of individual freedom.
		Objectivism is a systematic philosophy: it starts with a theory of reality and a theory of knowledge, then develops a moral view using conclusions from the previous two fields, and all those conclusions provide the basis for its politics.
		Libertarians' indifference to philosophy was the primary cause of Rand's refusal to describe herself as "libertarian," and has led many Objectivists to follow suit.
	www.objectivistcenter.org /showcontent.aspx?ct=405&h=42 (1489 words)

	Libertarianism - Libertarian Wiki
		Libertarianism is a political philosophy advocating the right of individuals to be free to do whatever they wish with their persons or property as long as they allow others the same liberty, by not initiating physical force, the threat of it, or fraud against others.
		Libertarian perspectives on animal rights: Some libertarians grant basic rights to animals (they count as individuals and therefore have the right not to be subjected to coercion), while others see animals as property, and think their owners are free to treat them as they wish.
		Libertarians mindful of such criticisms claim that personal responsibility, private charity, and the voluntary exchange of goods and ideas are all consistent manifestations of an individualistic approach to liberty, and provide both a more effective and more ethical way to prosperity and peaceful coexistence.
	libertarianwiki.org /Libertarianism (0 words)

	Libertarianism - Objectivism Wiki
		Libertarianism is a broad political philosophy which holds that every person is the owner of his life and should be free to do whatever he wishes with his person or property, as long as he allows others the same liberty.
		A common critique of libertarianism is that it attempts to merge the capitalism with pacifism.
		For an analogy of libertarianism in simple terms, the right to respond comes not when a person pulls their arm back to punch, but when they are in the process of actually punching.
	wiki.objectivismonline.net /wiki/Libertarianism (460 words)

	Libertarianism and Objectivism - Definition, explanation
		The source of the dispute, according to Rand, is that libertarians would "like to have an amoral political program." Rand believed that the only consistent defense of capitalism could come from her philosophy, which built its political and ethical foundation on her view of metaphysics and epistemology.
		Objectivism is strongly on the minarchist side of libertarianism, and Rand was a strong critic of anarchy, considering it as dangerous as extreme statism.
		Rand and libertarians also oppose conscription, which Rand says is based in in a false moral obligation of individuals to sacrifice self-interest for the good of the state or community.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/l/li/libertarianism_and_objectivism.php (701 words)

	libertarianism: Important Distinctions, Questions and Answers
		There are certainly similarities between libertarianism and Objectivism that have led many people, erroneously, to conclude that libertarianism is Objectivism, or that Objectivism is a form of libertarianism.
		For example, to some libertarians refusing to give a starving man some of the food that you have grown constitutes the initiation of coercive physical force, on the belief that nobody should hold personal property, and that a person should get what he needs from a person with the ability to provide it.
		Libertarianism itself has no explicit code of ethics (i.e., it is amoral), and that is arguably so that a libertarian code of ethics cannot come into conflict with any given libertarian's own ethical code (for example, one derived from a religion).
	www.mondopolitico.com /ideologies/libertarianism/libertarianismfaq.htm (1737 words)

	Objectivism - Objectivism Explained page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Objectivism is a philosophy first synthesized by the philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand, made popular by her famous novels Atlas Shrugged (nominated second most influential book in history by the Library of Congress, after the Bible) and The Fountainhead.
		While a lot of philosophy today is considered (perhaps rightly) as "idle babbling", a rational philosophy ought not to talk solely from abstract concepts and pure reasoning, but rather from concepts that are informed by sensory experience and logic.
		Objectivism is a philosophical system based, as pointed out by the quote on the front page, on complete logical validation - it is philosophy done rigorously.
	www.whatisobjectivism.com /explained/index.htm (0 words)

	Libertarians Against Liberty: Introduction
		Briefly, holding that liberty is intrinsically good, and that it is compatible with whatever set of values one might hold, tends to lead to an incoherent understanding of liberty, to a hostility toward moral standards, and to an anti-state reactionism in which the government is seen as the greatest evil.
		Objectivism says: live by reason, follow a rational code of morality, practice self-interest as a virtue, establish the principles of limited government to define the appropriate use of retaliatory force...
		Libertarianism's relationship to Objectivism is not merely that of an enemy, but of a parasite...
	www.freecolorado.com /2005/04/lalintro.html (909 words)

	FAQ: Ayn Rand's Philosophy of Objectivism
		Since Objectivism answers the fundamental questions that Plato posed on the nature of the universe, of the mind, of human life on this earth and man's life in society, it is also a Western philosophy.
		Libertarians hold the idea that there are many roads to liberty, all equally valid and true, including religion or a relatively new aberration, communitarianism.
		The religious conservatives are seeking to tie capitalism to mysticism; the "libertarians" are tying capitalism to the whim-worshiping subjectivism and chaos of anarchy.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/objectivism/faq (3987 words)

	Objectivism & Libertarianism by Nathaniel Branden
		She was suspicious of the term and inclined to dismiss it as a neologism.
		I suggested that “libertarianism” could convey all that by means of a single word—especially if we were to define “libertarianism” as a social system that (a) barred the initiation of force from all human relationships and (b) was based on the inviolability of individual rights.
		Being a more balanced and reality-oriented teacher of Objectivism than Leonard Peikoff, David Kelley addressed libertarian groups with the aim of persuading them that Objectivism was the best possible foundation for their political beliefs.
	www.theadvocates.org /library/objectivism-and-libertarianism.html (509 words)

	Why I Am A Libertarian
		Reconciling Objectivism and Libertarianism has traditionally been a difficult task, at least as far back as Ayn Rand's denunciation of libertarians as "hippies of the right" in the final issue of The Objectivist (September, 1971) and again in her article "What Can One Do?" (The Ayn Rand Letter, January, 1972).
		Libertarianism, as I understand it, is the political philosophy that the initiation of force is never a proper means for achieving social ends.
		No. Many ethical philosophies are used to support the libertarian political philosophy, but not all of them are equally valid philosophically or equally as strong practically (even though those libertarians who subscribe to such ethical philosophies may be perfectly consistent in their political beliefs and behavior).
	www.saint-andre.com /thoughts/why.html (0 words)

	NoodleFood: Moral Foundations of Modern Libertarianism
		Libertarians need not choose between moral rights and consequences because theirs is a political, not a moral philosophy; one that can be shown to be compatible with various moral theories, which as we shall see is one source of its appeal.
		Libertarians seek a political theory that could be accepted by persons of diverse approaches living together and interacting in what Hayek called the Great Society.
		Hence, anyone who believes that libertarianism and Objectivism are compatible (for example those who agree with Nathaniel Branden's article "Objectivism and Libertarianism" in which he argues "Folks, we are all libertarians now; might as well get used to it") would be well-advised to re-examine their views.
	www.dianahsieh.com /blog/2005/08/moral-foundations-of-modern.html (0 words)

	Amazon.com: Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (The Ayn Rand Library, Volume 6): Books: Leonard Peikoff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Objectivism was constructed outside the academy and its elaboration was not reported in the accepted academic journals.
		Even if Objectivism does not gain respect in such circles, it still could serve as an alternative to the accepted ideas and concepts that are entrenched in the academic journals.
		But in Objectivism, at least as I understand it, the reason that one does not engage in aggressive conduct towards another is that it acts to the detriment of oneself.
	www.amazon.com /Objectivism-Philosophy-Ayn-Rand-Library/dp/0452011019 (0 words)

	Critiques Of Libertarianism {Libertarians} [Free Republic]
		Libertarians are generally unabashedly in favor of privatization, with only minor limits in the case of minarchists.
		Libertarians just don't think that disgust is a rational reason, per se, to initiate force against the life, limb, liberty or property of others.
		(3) Many libertarians seem to have a drug habit and are using their politics as a means of pushing for legalization of it (or sexual vices.) Libertarianism often seems to me to be nothing more than adolescent angst, cravings, or addictions masquerading as politics.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3981218f2eca.htm (0 words)

	Critiques Of Libertarianism
		Libertarians are by no means unified in their positions, and some of their strongest criticisms are aimed at each other.
		Libertarians tend to consider government a drain on the economy, when in actuality it is an active player in creating a more vigorous economy.
		Libertarians are generally unabashedly in favor of privatization and deregulation, with only minor limits in the case of minarchists.
	world.std.com /~mhuben/libindex.html (820 words)

	Liberating Objectivism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Forward-moving applications of Objectivism into new areas by "outsiders" has always been resisted by a clique of self-appointed leaders and authorities.
		Likewise, many other honest businesspeople who have successfully delivered Objectivism to the public were ignorant of or even hostile to fundamental ideas of Objectivism.
		Objectivism, by contrast, is valid with no harmful aspects to attack.
	www.neo-tech.com /objectivism (0 words)

	Libertarianism: Important Questions and Answers
		There are certainly similarities between Libertarianism and Objectivism that have led many people, erroneously, to conclude that Libertarianism is Objectivism.
		Libertarianism is amoral: it has no code of good and evil (i.e., of ethics).
		Schwartz argues that Libertarianism's implicit or explicit claim - that it holds liberty as its highest value - to be false and unwarranted: Libertarianism rejects the making of moral evaluations so it cannot evaluate the desirability of liberty.
	www.mondopolitico.com /ideologies/libertarianism/libertarianfaq.htm (1581 words)

	Libertarianism, Objectivism, and Rage - Objectivist Living Forum
		Barbara gave three examples from her personal experience: (1) When she questioned on an online discussion group why James J. Martin had a long-term association with an anti-semitic organization, the IHR, if he wan't anti-semitic himself, Barbara was met with angry abuse and vicious sarcasm and lost a 30-year friendship in the process.
		She was accused of dishonesty and evasion and banned from the blog, and she and Nathaniel Branden were branded as "Enemies of Ayn Rand and Objectivism." (3) Recent discussions of the 1968 Split are polarized around people painting Nathaniel and Barbara as villains and Rand as being irrational.
		Objectivism, properly used, is a tool for living, not a weapon with which to bash those one disagrees with.
	www.objectivistliving.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=52 (0 words)

	Libertarianism and predialectic objectivism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Sontag uses the term 'predialectic objectivism' to denote the absurdity, and hence the meaninglessness, of capitalist society.
		In a sense, the premise of libertarianism holds that academe is capable of deconstruction.
		Sargeant implies that we have to choose between libertarianism and postcapitalist libertarianism.
	diabloskas.w.interia.pl /narrativesofpar/libertarianisma.html (0 words)

	Objectivism - Common Misconceptions page 1
		This is reflected in all branches, and stems from the metaphysical acceptance of objectivity.
		In politics, Objectivism upholds libertarianism (government dedicated to natural rights) instead of anarchism (extreme of individual action) or statism (extreme of governmental action).
		When we emphasize that the true and the good are contextual, when we oppose the imposition of dogma and duty, we can easily forget that opinions and preferences are not all on a par--that some are right and others aren’t.
	www.whatisobjectivism.com /misconceptions/index.htm (0 words)

	Critiques Of Libertarianism: Criticisms of Objectivism (or Ayn Rand).
		Critiques Of Libertarianism: Criticisms of Objectivism (or Ayn Rand).
		Objectivism and the Corruption of Rationality: A Critique of Ayn Rand's Epistemology
		A libertarian critic of Rand decries its propagandistic nature, its lies of omission and commission.
	world.std.com /~mhuben/critobj.html (1151 words)

	Salon \| Smashing the state
		Until recently, libertarians could reasonably have been dismissed as fringe characters, a few smart semi-cranks about as close to the American mainstream as the Juneau chapter of the Bakuninist Study Group.
		And the publication of several high-profile new books, Charles Murray's "What it Means to be a Libertarian" and "Libertarianism: A Primer" and "The Libertarian Reader," respectively written and edited by David Boaz, executive vice-president of the libertarian think tank the Cato Institute, is sure to raise the movement's profile.
		Libertarianism shares certain goals with the Gingrich-style conservatism with which it is currently fellow-traveling, but it is a much more radical ideology.
	www.salon.com /jan97/state970120.html (499 words)

	The Ayn Rand Institute: Objectivism FAQ
		The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z
		This book is a mini-encyclopedia of Objectivism, containing the key passages from the writings of Ayn Rand and her associates on 400 topics in philosophy and related fields.
		Teachers who wish to depart from any of these conditions—such as those wishing to reproduce only excerpts from an essay or novel, or to copy more than a single essay—must forward a specific proposal to the Estate of Ayn Rand, which will consider any request on its merits.
	www.aynrand.org /site/PageServer?pagename=objectivism_FAQ (3186 words)

	Search results for: Objectivism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Honesty, not Objectivism, is Fundamental Conscious beings need not understand Objectivism to discover the Civilization of the Universe.
		Quite predictably, both objectivist and libertarian intellectuals feel threatened by and attack Neotech by the very virtue that Neotech is making enormous contributions within their areas..."
		The bottom line is that Libertarian, Objectivist, and most other such web sites evolve around services and news to their established groups.
	www.neo-tech.com /neotech/matrix/Objectivism.html (0 words)

	Objectivism, Libertarianism and Anarchism
		Objectivism and Libertarianism by Nathaniel Branden -- Discusses Rand's rejection of the term "libertarianism," and argues that Objectivists should give in to the common usage of the term to describe them.
		Rand the Libertarian by Daniel Ust -- Argues that Rand was a libertarian, despite her disavowal of the term.
		Objectivism and the State: An Open Letter to Ayn Rand by Roy A. Childs, Jr.
	www.noblesoul.com /orc/critics/libertarianism.html (963 words)

	WMOD: 2/98 Meeting - Hornberger on "Advancing Libertarianism with Rand"
		Part of the answer lies in their conviction that A is not A--that life under government control is a life of freedom.
		He has spoken on libertarianism to groups all over the U.S., as well as in England, Eastern Europe, and South America.
		He was the keynote speaker at the 1996 national Libertarian Party convention, where he was also awarded the Thomas Paine award for the L.P. member who has most effectively communicated libertarian ideas.
	www.infiltec.com /wmod298.htm (0 words)

	Front Range Objectivism: Ayn Rand's Philosophy of Objectivism
		Objectivism is the philosophy developed by Ayn Rand, the popular and controversial 20th century novelist and philosopher.
		She later turned to writing philosophical essays, many of which are collected in The Virtue of Selfishness, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, Philosophy: Who Needs It, The Romantic Manifesto, The Voice of Reason, and Return of the Primitive (formerly The New Left).
		Reason is man's only means of acquiring knowledge." Thus Objectivism rejects mysticism (any acceptance of faith or feeling as a means of knowledge), and it rejects skepticism (the claim that certainty or knowledge is impossible).
	www.frontrangeobjectivism.com /objectivism.html (687 words)

	Books tagged objectivism \| LibraryThing
		Objectivism : the philosophy of Ayn Rand by Leonard Peikoff (60)
		The Ayn Rand lexicon : objectivism from A to Z by Ayn Rand (40)
		Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (The Ayn Rand Library, Volume 6) by Leonard Peikoff (added by Reverdy_Brune)
	www.librarything.com /tag/objectivism (431 words)

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