Definition:
Objectivism (n.) — the philosophy which explicitly recognizes and consistently applies the primacy of existence in every branch of philosophical inquiry.
Etymology:
From "objective" (Latin objectivus, “considered in relation to an object,” from objectum, “that which is thrown before the mind”) + -ism (denoting a system or doctrine). Coined by Ayn Rand (1905–1982) to name her integrated philosophical system based on objective reality.
Objectivism (n.) — the philosophy which explicitly recognizes and consistently applies the primacy of existence in every branch of philosophical inquiry.
Etymology:
From "objective" (Latin objectivus, “considered in relation to an object,” from objectum, “that which is thrown before the mind”) + -ism (denoting a system or doctrine). Coined by Ayn Rand (1905–1982) to name her integrated philosophical system based on objective reality.
“Objectivism rejects all forms of mysticism and subjectivism by upholding reason as man’s only means of knowledge, a consequence of its fundamental premise: the primacy of existence.”
by Cynical Corgi November 9, 2025
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