Objectivist

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Objectivist Ethics
by Derek Ciocca
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In order to live, man must act in order to act,
he must make choices in order to make choices,
he must define a code of values - Ayn Rand

• There is a fundamental choice given to living
  creatures life or death
• Animals live automatically within the context of
  their consciousness, Man does not
• Man must develop a code of ethics by which to
  live because his consciousness is conceptual in
  nature (he cannot live automatically)

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Values
That which you act to gain or keep
Your own life is the fundamental value that all
other values exist for
Primary Values

• Reason as Mans basic tool of survival
• Purpose as his choice of happiness which reason
  must be used to achieve
• Self-Esteem as recognition of the fact that you
  are able to live and achieve your purpose

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The Objectivist ethics hold that human good does
not require human sacrifices and cannot be
achieved by the sacrifice of anyone to anyone.
It holds that the rational interests of men do
not clash that there is no conflict of
interests among men who do not desire the
unearned Ayn Rand
Rational Selfishness

• Living independently through the use of reason
  for your own happiness
• Never compromising your principles or sacrificing
  a higher value for a lower one

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I swear -- by my life and my love of it -- that
I will never live for the sake of another man,
nor ask another man to live for mine." - John
Galt