ayn randObjectivism is the philosophy discovered by Ayn Rand and explored in her two main novels, “The Fountainhead” and “Atlas Shrugged,” as well as her numerous non-fiction books and essays.

She is quoted in the “About the Author” appendix of “Atlas Shrugged” as describing her philosophy.


Naturally things are a lot more complicated than this.  In her essay “Introducing Objectivism,” here quoted from the Any Rand Lexicon, she gives a fuller, yet still brief description.


  1. Metaphysics: Objective Reality
  2. Epistemology: Reason
  3. Ethics: Self-interest
  4. Politics: Capitalism

If you want this translated into simple language, it would read: 1. “Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed” or “Wishing won’t make it so.” 2. “You can’t eat your cake and have it, too.” 3. “Man is an end in himself.” 4. “Give me liberty or give me death.”


My philosophy, Objectivism, holds that:





Again, this is still an extremely brief and simplified description of what can be an extremely complicated subject.  I urge everyone who is the least bit intrigued to check the Resources page for some suggestions on where to learn more.

Here is the same information, expanded a bit, in video format from the Ayn Rand Institute.