Philosophy - Who Needs It?
The Fox Valley Objectivists explore current events from an Objectivist
point of view. Meetings typically cover a topic taken from a recent
news story, analyzing it in-depth. Those who have never heard of
Objecitivism are certain to walk away with a fresh perspective on
today's events.
These
discussions often provide the opportunity to discuss published articles
from prominent Objectivist authors, grounding the news analysis in the
principles of Objectivism.
Ayn Rand developed the philosophy of Objectivism in answer to a profound question - Does man require a code of ethics? Rather than asking
which morality a person should choose, she questioned whether there was an objective way to determine
if a moral code was necessary.
Objectivism is a moral code for living in this world, because it is based on objective facts and is consistent with man's only means of survival - a reasoning mind.