Objectivism 101

By Francois Tremblay

Lesson 4: Rational Ethics

Bibliography and sites to visit

Book used -

Objectivism : The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff (Meridian, 1993)



Other sites to visit -

The Benefits and Hazards of the Philosophy of Ayn Rand (by Nathaniel Branden) : http://www.nathanielbranden.net/ayn/ayn03.html

The Objectivist Ethics in an Information Age Economy (by Nathaniel Branden) : http://www.nathanielbranden.net/ess/ess15.html

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Lessons

Introduction
Lesson 1: What is Objectivism, Reason Defined
Lesson 2: Reason Applied to Astrology
Lesson 3: Reason Applied to the God-Concept
Lesson 4: Rational Ethics
• Introduction
• Reason applied to action
• Value-based ethics
• Egoism as the rejection of sacrifice
• Religious absolutism and nihilist destruction
• Value-based judgments
• Bibliography and sites to visit
Lesson 5: Living in Society
Lesson 6: Individual Rights and the State
Lesson 7: Three political examples
Lesson 8: Consequences of Objectivism