She described her philosophy as "objectivism" or "the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute".
In an appendix to Atlas Shrugged, Rand described her systematic philosophy, which she called objectivism, as "in essence…the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute".
Rand's, (1992: 1170 1171) objectivist philosophy was summed up by her as, "the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute".
Rand states that her philosophy, "in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute" (Rand 1957, Afterword).
For the uninitiated, Objectivism is a system of belief that emphasises "man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute".
For the uninitiated, Objectivism is a system of belief that emphasizes "man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute".
The technological, scientific, organizational and productive achievements of humanity are certainly things we should be proud of, and my argument is in no way suggesting we should value the sciences less than we do.
She would hardly be the first single mother to become a productive, paragon of achievement.
It seems that the achievement of productive periods eventually involves a substantive psychological merging of these two analytically separate states.
Oscillating between mental torpor and highly productive bursts, Conrad turned achievement anxiety into a personal moral sounding board.
This "audit" would both allow every agency the opportunity to shine by focusing upon their achievements and productive plans for the future, or have their funding cut back for activities that are duplicative, ineffective or even counterproductive.
