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<h1>Welcome to the Objectivism Wiki!</h1>
<h1>Welcome to the Objectivism Wiki!</h1>


The purpose of this site is to create a hierarchical, user-contributed reference on the philosophy of Objectivism.  You can contribute by clicking "Edit" on the left of any of the [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles or begin a new page by clicking green links.
The purpose of this site is to create a hierarchical, user-contributed reference on the philosophy of Objectivism.  You can contribute by visiting our [[Help:Guide to style|Guide to Style]] and clicking "Edit" on the left of any of the [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles or begin a new page by clicking green links.
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<h2>Branches of Objectivism</h2>
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| colspan="2" | <big>'''[[What is Objectivism|What is Objectivism?]]'''</big>
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<center>Metaphysics<br />''The study of the universe and its nature''</center>
| colspan="2" | ''"My 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." -'''[[Ayn Rand]]'''
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<center>Epistemology<br />''The study of knowledge''</center>
|style="border-right:1px solid #c6c9ff;" | <big>[[Metaphysics]] || <big>[[Epistemology]]
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|style="border-right:1px solid #c6c9ff;" | ''The study of the universe and its nature'' || ''The study of knowledge''
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|style="border-right:1px solid #c6c9ff;border-bottom:1px solid #c6c9ff;" | '''[[Axioms]]''': [[Existence]], [[Consciousness]], [[Identity]]<br>'''[[Corollary]]''': [[Causality]], [[Primacy of Existence]]<br>'''[[Reality]]''': [[Primacy of Existence]], [[Existents]], <br>the [[Metaphysically Given versus the Man Made]] || style="border-bottom:1px solid #c6c9ff;" |  
'''[[Senses]]''' <nowiki>|</nowiki> '''[[Consciousness]]''' <nowiki>|</nowiki> '''[[Volition]]'''<br>'''[[Concepts]]''': [[Unit]], [[Concept-Formation]]<br>'''[[Knowledge]]''': [[Context]], [[Hierarchy]]<br>'''[[Reason]]''': [[Certainty]], [[Truth]], the [[Arbitrary]]<br>'''[[Objectivity]]''' <nowiki>|</nowiki> '''[[Emotions]]'''
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|style="border-right:1px solid #c6c9ff;" | <big>[[Ethics]] || <big>[[Political Philosophy|Politics]]
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|style="border-right:1px solid #c6c9ff;" | '''[[Man|Man's Nature]]''': [[Life]], [[value|Values]],<br>[[Reason]] as the primary means of survival<br>'''[[Egoism]]''': Selfishness as requiring [[principle|principles]]<br>'''[[Rationality]]''' as the basic virtue<br>'''[[Virtues]]''': [[Independence]], [[Integrity]], [[Honesty]],<br>[[Justice]], [[Productiveness]], [[Pride]]<br>'''[[Happiness]]''': [[Self-esteem]], Virtue as [[practical]], [[Sex]] || '''[[Rights]]''': [[Government]], [[Initiation of Force]]<br>'''[[Capitalism]]''': Contrast to [[Collectivism]], [[Statism]]<br>[[Anarchism]], [[Environmentalism]]
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|colspan="2" style="border-top:1px solid #c6c9ff;"| <big>[[Aesthetics]]
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<center>Ethics<br />''The study of virtue''</center>
|colspan="2" | [[Objectivist Recommendations]]
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<center>Politics<br />''The study of social systems and nature of government''</center>
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<center>Aesthetics<br />''The study of art''</center>
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<h4>Other Topics</h4>
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*6.About [[Ayn Rand]]
**''[[We The Living]]''
**''[[Anthem]]''
**''[[The Fountainhead]]''
**''[[Atlas Shrugged]]''</h4>
*'''Other Conceptual Theories:'''
**[[Realism]], [[Nominalism]]
**[[Intrinsicism]], [[Subjectivism]]
**[[Rationalism]], [[Empiricism]]
**[[Mysticism]] and [[Skepticism]]
*'''Appendix: Dichotomies:'''
**[[Theory-Practice Dichotomy]]
**[[Mind-Body Dichotomy]]
**[[Analytic-Synthetic Dichotomy]]
**[[Totalitarianism]], [[Anarchism]]
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<h3 id="lang">Notes:</h3>
* The topics are based on the [http://www.peikoff.com/opar/contents.htm outline of OPAR].  Additional topics or page content suggestions are added after the colon.
* There is now an edited version of the United States Constitution being reworked to conform to objectivism, the main page  for the subproject is [[New constitution|here]] [[User:Crazynas|Crazynas]] 15:10, 4 Jul 2005 (CDT)
* Please see [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_i18n documentation on customizing the interface] and the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for usage and configuration help.
* My [http://quotes.rationalmind.net/ quote database] may be a useful source. --[[User:GreedyCapitalist|GreedyCapitalist]] 19:09, 22 June 2006 (CDT)
*Other projects on this wiki include: [[Book Recommendations]], [[Movie Recommendations]], [[Introduction to Objectivist Dictionary]], [[Logical Terms]], [[Logical Fallacies]], [[Common Misconceptions about Objectivism]],  [[Forum rules]], and [[ObjectivismOnline| About ObjectivismOnline.Net]]
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Revision as of 16:28, 4 September 2010

Welcome to the Objectivism Wiki!

The purpose of this site is to create a hierarchical, user-contributed reference on the philosophy of Objectivism. You can contribute by visiting our Guide to Style and clicking "Edit" on the left of any of the 528 articles or begin a new page by clicking green links.

Branches of Objectivism

Metaphysics
The study of the universe and its nature
Epistemology
The study of knowledge
Ethics
The study of virtue
Politics
The study of social systems and nature of government
Aesthetics
The study of art