Editing Individualism (section)

=== Objectivism ===
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Objectivism is a system of philosophy created by philosopher and novelist [[Ayn Rand]] which holds that [[reality]] exists independent of consciousness; human beings gain knowledge rationally from perception through the process of concept formation and inductive and deductive logic; the moral purpose of one's life is the pursuit of one's own happiness or rational self-interest.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What Is Objectivism? – The Objective Standard|url=https://theobjectivestandard.com/what-is-objectivism/|access-date=2021-07-08|website=theobjectivestandard.com}}</ref> Rand thinks the only social system consistent with this morality is full respect for individual rights, embodied in pure ''[[laissez-faire]]'' [[capitalism]]; and the role of [[art]] in human life is to transform man's widest metaphysical ideas, by selective reproduction of reality, into a physical form{{snd}}a work of art{{snd}}that he can comprehend and to which he can respond emotionally. Objectivism celebrates man as his own hero, "with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute."<ref>"About the Author" in {{cite book |last=Rand |first=Ayn |author-link=Ayn Rand |title=Atlas Shrugged |location=New York |publisher=Dutton |year=1992 |orig-date=1957 |edition=35th anniversary |isbn=978-0-525-94892-6 |title-link=Atlas Shrugged |pages=1170–1171}}</ref>