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“To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion.” –Ayn Rand

March 24th Directions: Find your seat Take out something to write with. “To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion.” –Ayn Rand. Countdown to Graduation!. 43 Days!. Next five weeks. Agenda. 1. New Book List 1. Introduction: Objectivism

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“To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion.” –Ayn Rand

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  1. March 24th Directions: Find your seat Take out something to write with “To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion.” –Ayn Rand

  2. Countdown to Graduation! 43 Days!

  3. Next five weeks

  4. Agenda • 1. New Book List • 1. Introduction: Objectivism • 2. Who is Ayn Rand? • 3.What is Objectivism? • 4. Who do you think you are?

  5. On your group’s sheet… • 1. Create a mind map of words or concepts that you think might describe objectivism. What does this term mean? • 2. Create a group definition for the meaning of “Objectivism.” • 3. Write your groups definition on the white board in the front of the room.

  6. Objectivism Defined • “One of several doctrines holding that all reality is objective and external to the mind and that knowledge is reliably based on observed objects and events.” –Merriam Webster

  7. Who created this thing? • Any Rand = Creator of Objectivism • Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, on February 2, 1905 • At age six she taught herself to read • Received a degree from the University of Petrograd in Philosophy and history • Arrived in New York City in February 1926.

  8. St. Petersburg

  9. Saint Petersburg State University University of Petrograd

  10. Ayn Rand • In 1932 she started writing screen plays and short fiction stories. • Develop a philosophy for living called “Objectivism.” • Died on March 6, 1982 in New York.

  11. Basic Rules of Objectivism • 1. “Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed” or “Wishing won’t make it so.” • See the world for what it actually is • 2. “You can’t eat your cake and have it, too.” • If you eat your cake you no longer have it

  12. Rules continued • 3. “Man is an end in himself.” • Man must exist for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself to others nor sacrificing others to himself. The pursuit of his own rational self-interest and of his own happiness is the highest moralpurpose of his life. • 4. “Give me liberty or give me death.” • It is a system where men deal with one another, not as victims and executioners, nor as masters and slaves, but as traders, by free, voluntary exchange to mutual benefit.

  13. What is your Philosophy? • On the back of your group’s mind map separate the paper into four corners. • Each group member will have their own corner in which they will begin to describe their own “philosophy in life.” • Make sure to write your name next to your philosophy. • What “rules” do you live by? • Are you an Objectivist? If not, what are you? Why?

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