Objectivism Philosophy of Ayn Rand (OPAR)

Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand by Leonard Peikoff is the only comprehensive treatment of Ayn Rand’s philosophy.

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Philosophy, in Ayn Rand’s view, is the fundamental force shaping every man and culture. It is the science that guides men’s conceptual faculty, and thus every field of endeavor that counts on this faculty.

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"KANT is the first philosopher of self-sacrifice to advance this ethics as a matter of philosophic principle, explicit, self- conscious, uncompromised—essentially uncontradicted by any remnants of the Greek, pro-self viewpoint…."

— LEONARD PEIKOFF

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"Philosophy is a human need as real as the need of food. It is a need of the mind, without which man cannot obtain his food or anything else his life requires."

— LEONARD PEIKOFF, @OPARAynRand

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"We begin as philosophers where we began as babies, at the only place there is to begin: by looking at the world."

"As philosophers, however, we know enough to state, as we look at anything: it is.

"This (I am pointing to a table) is.

"That (pointing to a person seated at it) is.

"These things (sweeping an arm to indicate the contents of the whole room) are. Something exists."

"We start with the irreducible fact and concept of existence—that which is." — LEONARD PEIKOFF @OPARAynRand #greatbooks #philosophy

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"Capitalism implements the right code of morality because it is based on the right view of metaphysics and epistemology. It is the system of virtue because it is the system of objectivity." - LEONARD PEIKOFF

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LEONARD PEIKOFF ON WHY DEMOCRATS SUPPORT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

In his latest opinion editorial, Leonard Peikoff, author of THE OMINOUS PARALLELS, explains why the Democratic Party under Biden opened the US border to any and all migrants, and why under Trump, they are fighting to keep illegal migrants in the US.

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"Philosophy is a human need as real as the need of food. It is a need of the mind, without which man cannot obtain his food or anything else his life requires."

— LEONARD PEIKOFF, @OPARAynRand

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If someone borrows your pen, you set the terms of its use. When he returns it, no one can set the terms for you; you use it by right."

— LEONARD PEIKOFF

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"A “right,” in Ayn Rand’s definition, “is a moral principle defining and sanctioning a man’s freedom of action in a social context.”

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A right is a sanction to independent action; the opposite of acting by right is acting by permission.

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Important to note that @OPARAynRand the BOOK is based on a COURSE which Ayn Rand said:

“Until or unless I write a comprehensive treatise on my philosophy, Dr. Peikoff’s course is the only authorized presentation of the entire theoretical structure of Objectivism, i.e., the only one that I know of my own knowledge to be fully accurate.” — Ayn Rand

So the COURSE would count as Objectivism — which you can find here:

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Philosopher Leonard Peikoff, the world's leading expert on Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism (@OPARAynRand), and the intellectual founder of @AynRandInst has spoke on this issue in his opinion piece "The Campaign Against ICE."

An important read for all those who advocate the virtue of justice and oppose the anarchy of the violent ICE-OUT "protestors."

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The answers to these questions define the ultimate value, the primary virtue, and the particular beneficiary upheld by an ethical code and reveal thereby its essence." - LEONARD PEIKOFF, OPAR

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"Metaphysics and epistemology, like the natural sciences, are factual subjects. Their concern is to describe the universe and man’s means of knowledge." - LEONARD PEIKOFF, OPAR

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According to Objectivism, such a code must deal with three basic, interrelated questions.

For what end should a man live?

By what fundamental principle should he act in order to achieve this end?

Who should profit from his actions?

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The Campaign Against ICE
by Leonard Peikoff (Apr 7, 2026)

"I am completely in favor of the ICEmen and the job they are doing under the insane bombardment of violence to which they are being subjected.

"Let’s begin by identifying the actual source and purpose of the campaign – the purpose which the anti-ICE protesters are actually promoting and helping to achieve.

"First, observe that the ICE campaign is thoroughly political, and not only political, but partisan. It has been welcomed loudly and often profanely by Democratic politicians – e.g., Gov. Walz in Minnesota, Minneapolis Mayor Frei, and Minnesota AG Ellison — all giving repeated passionate speeches attacking ICE.  On the other side of the aisle, no Republican officials have come out against ICE in their states.

"This should come as no surprise. After all, it is the Democratic Party that opened our Southern border to any and all migrants. Now they are fighting to keep them in. Why? What is motivating the Party  to act in this way?"

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END THE IRANIAN REGIME & FREE IRAN

"What Germany was to Nazism in the 1940s, Iran is to terrorism today. Whatever else it does, therefore, the U.S. can put an end to the Jihad-mongers only by taking out Iran." — LEONARD PEIKOFF, 2001

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Concepts as Objective

"According to Objectivism, epistemology is necessary for practical purposes, as a guide to man in the proper use of his conceptual faculty." - LEONARD PEIKOFF

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@brentthomas11 TY! Yes, as Dr. Peikoff explains, it’s a unique type of love and value —unlike the love of family members…more selfish, in effect. https://t.co/O7c0vSBa5e