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Philosophical system developed by Ayn Rand

"Objectivist philosophy" redirects here. For objectivity in philosophy, see Objectivity (philosophy).

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For other uses, see Objectivism (disambiguation).

Objectivism is a philosophical system named and developed by Russian-American writer and philosopher Ayn Rand. She described it as "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".^[1]

Rand first expressed Objectivism in her fiction, most notably The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957), and later in non-fiction essays and books.^[2]Leonard Peikoff, a professional philosopher and Rand's designated intellectual heir,^[3][4] later gave it a more formal structure.

Peikoff characterizes Objectivism as a "closed system" insofar as its "fundamental principles" were set out by Rand and are not subje Ayn Rand and Objectivism: An Overview - by Gregory Salmieri DURYT