The following links provide information that's related in some way to Objectivism, a philosophy which was inaugurated by novelist Ayn Rand.

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I've discussed the history of my interest in Objectivism in the About Me area of this site (in such sections as "Ayn Rand and Objectivism," "Beyond Ayn Rand," "Chris Matthew Sciabarra and Dialectics," "Damian Moskovitz, 'Moralism in Objectivism,' Eckhart Tolle and Buddhism," and even "Marshall Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication and Communicating Compassionately."). As I wrote in the "Beyond Ayn Rand" section of the About Me area of this site:

...I've evolved such that I now disagree with many aspects of Rand's philosophy. I especially wish to avoid emulating what I now regard as her moralistic judgment and I no longer call myself "an Objectivist." In my consciousness and action I wish to centrally emphasize such practices as acceptance and compassion which Rand (and, in my experience, most other, self-described Objectivists) don't emphasize remotely as much as I would like. In addition, I've developed many key ideas in my own system of ideas that in my judgment differ significantly from Rand's.

Notwithstanding my differences with her, Rand has impacted me in numerous ways that I still regard as major and positive, and I'm both happy and grateful to acknowledge such influences.

The following links lead to sites that include information that I've in some way found helpful and that's in some manner related to Objectivism. I include these links since I imagine that these sources may prove to be helpful to others, as well.

I definitely don't endorse everything that appears at these sites, however. This is not only because there are various ways in which I'm not in agreement with Ayn Rand's views or with some principles of Objectivism. I also don't always agree with others' characterizations of Ayn Rand's meaning, of Objectivism's meaning, or of their attempts to apply Objectivist principles to other issues.

In addition, many different people who call themselves "Objectivists" disagree with one another about all sorts of issues, including even what constitutes "Objectivism" and who qualifies as an "Objectivist." I don't intend for my inclusion of a link to a given site to suggest any sort of "position statement" on such issues.