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FTNCI 084: Objectivism Book Study (Week 26)

The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff. Our reading this week was: Ch. 8 – Pride as moral ambitiousness 303-309 Ch. 8 – The initiation of physical force as evil 310-312 Is pride a good thing? Yes and no. Today we are looking at Ayn Rand’s understanding of pride as a virtue. We will compare this idea with Christian teaching. After that discussion, we will to look at one major vice that Rand and Peikoff consider ...

FTNCI 083: Objectivism Book Study (Week 25) — Justice and Productiveness

The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff. Our reading this week was: Justice as rationality in the evaluation of men (276-291) Productiveness as the adjustment of nature to man (292-303) In Proverbs 25:2 we read: “It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.” At FTNCI, we believe in searching out the truth, wherever it is to be found. Today we’re looking at Ayn Rand’s u...

FTNCI 082: Objectivism Book Study (Week 24) — Integrity and Honesty

The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff. Our reading this week was: Integrity as loyalty to rational principles (259-266) Honesty as rejection of unreality (267-276)  Ayn Rand understood integrity as meaning loyalty to rational principles. And she understood honesty as the rejection of unreality. These, along with the other virtues that Rand names, tend to be missing from our society, and even from our churches, i...

FTNCI 081: Objectivism Book Study (Week 23) — Independence

The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff. Our reading this week was: -Values as objective 244-249 (cont.) -Virtue (Introduction) 250 -Independence as a primary orientation to reality, not to other men 251-259 “There is a flow to history and culture. This flow is rooted and has its wellspring in the thoughts of people.” That is a quote from Francis A. Schaeffer, in How Should We Then Live? How should we live? That...

FTNCI 080: Objectivism Book Study (Week 22) — Objective Morality

The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff. Our reading in “Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand” this week was: -The individual as the proper beneficiary of his own moral action 229-240 -Values as objective 241-244 We have come to the key idea in Ayn Rand’s ethics: Rational Egoism. We are looking at the claim that “The individual is the proper beneficiary of his own moral action.” This section is in many ways co...

FTNCI 079: Objectivism Book Study (Week 21) — Value and Virtue

The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff. Our reading in “Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand” this week was: Ch. 7 – Man’s life as the standard of moral value 213-219 Ch. 7 – Rationality as the primary virtue 220-229 It is necessary to return to a robust Christianity—an actual Christianity for people who love the truth and who love to look at God’s book truthfully. In order to do that, at FTNCI we find it usef...

FTNCI 078: Objectivism Book Study (Week 20) — Life and Value

The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff. Our reading this week was: Ch. 7 – The Good (Introduction) 206 Ch. 7 – Life as the essential root of value 207-213 This week’s reading introduces the concept of “value”—which Ayn Rand and Leonard Peikoff correctly ground in our nature as goal-directed, living beings. We work to make it clear where Christians might agree with parts of Rand’s argument and disagree with other ...

FTNCI 077: Objectivism Book Study (Week 19) — The Reasoning Individual

The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff. Our reading this week was: Ch. 6 – Reason as an attribute of the individual 198 to 205 We begin our discussion this week by looking at a thread Jacob Brunton posted to Twitter: “Conservatives will rightly scoff at the Communist notion of pathetically making yourself and your family material dependents of the tribe. But those of the anti-individualist variety will openly adv...

FTNCI 076: Objectivism Book Study (Week 18) — Nature of Man

The Objectivism Book Study is meeting through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff. Welcome to the Objectivism Book Study (Week 18) — Nature of Man. Our reading this week was: Ch. 6 – Man (Introduction) 187-188 Ch. 6 – Living organisms as goal-directed and conditional 189-193 Ch. 6 – Reason as man’s basic means of survival 193-197 The reading this week introduces the need for a philosophical inquiry into the nature of man. Leonard Peikoff notes th...

FTNCI 075: Objectivism Book Study (Week 17) — Certainty and Context

The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff. Welcome to the Objectivism Book Study (Week 17) — Certainty and Context. Our reading this week was: Ch. 5 – Certainty as contextual 171-181 Ch. 5 – Mysticism and skepticism as denials of reason 182-186 Is science nothing but a progression of exploded theories? Is all knowledge only relative? Never fully validated? Never absolute, immutable, or certain? What can Christians ...

FTNCI 074: Objectivism Book Study (Week 16) — Reason vs. the Alternatives

FTNCI 073: Objectivism Book Study (Week 15) — Reason and Emotion

FTNCI 072: Objectivism Book Study (Week 14) — Objective Epistemology

FTNCI 071B: Objectivism Book Study (Week 13B) — Essences and Universals

FTNCI 071: Objectivism Book Study (Week 13) — Hierarchy

FTNCI 070B: Objectivism Book Study (Week 12B) — Similarity

FTNCI 070: Objectivism Book Study (Week 12) — Context

FTNCI 069: Objectivism Book Study (Week 11) — Objectivity

FTNCI 068: Objectivism Book Study (Week 10) — Definitions

FTNCI 067: Objectivism Book Study (Week 09) — Measurement Omission

FTNCI 066: Objectivism Book Study (Week 08) — Concept Formation

FTNCI 065: Objectivism Book Study (Week 07) — Volition

FTNCI 064: Objectivism Book Study (Week 06) — Perception and Focus

FTNCI 063: Objectivism Book Study (Week 05) — Sensation and Consciousness

FTNCI 062: Objectivism Book Study (Week 04) — Perception and Volition

FTNCI 061: Objectivism Book Study (Week 03) — Objective Metaphysics

FTNCI 061: Objectivism Book Study (Week 03)

The Objectivism Book Study is meeting through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff. This is for anyone wanting to… -Get to know Christians defending individual rights and capitalism. -Sharpen skills in defending America’s unique principles. -Explore connections between Christianity and Ayn Rand’s ideas. Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here. INTRODUCTION: This week, the reading was: Ch. 1 – The metaphysically given ...

FTNCI 060: Objectivism Book Study (Week 02)

The Objectivism Book Study is meeting through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff. This is for anyone wanting to… -Get to know Christians defending individual rights and capitalism. -Sharpen skills in defending America’s unique principles. -Explore connections between Christianity and Ayn Rand’s ideas. Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here. INTRODUCTION: This week, the reading was: Ch. 1 – Causality as a corollary ...

FTNCI 060: Objectivism Book Study (Week 02) — Causality and Identity

FTNCI 059: Objectivism Book Study (Week 01)

We invite you to check out the Objectivism Book Study, now available on YouTube and podcast. This is our series of in-depth philosophical interactions with Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff. This is aimed toward anyone wanting to… -Get to know Christians defending individual rights and capitalism. -Sharpen skills in defending America’s unique principles. -Explore connections between Christianity and Ayn Rand’s ideas. Listen to the podcast in the player below, ...

FTNCI 059: Objectivism Book Study (Week 01) — Axioms

FTNCI 058: Americanism Book Study (9 of 9)

FTNCI 057: Americanism Book Study (8 of 9)

FTNCI 056: Americanism Book Study (7 of 9)

FTNCI 055: Americanism Book Study (6 of 9)

FTNCI 054: Americanism Book Study (5 of 9)

FTNCI 053: Americanism Book Study (4 of 9)

FTNCI 052: Americanism Book Study (3 of 9)

FTNCI 051: Americanism Book Study (2 of 9)

FTNCI 050: Americanism Book Study (1 of 9)

FTNCI 049: Why Christians Can Benefit from Ayn Rand

FTNCI 048: Social Media Strategy that Goes Beyond Owning the Libs

FTNCI 047: Christians CAN Win the Culture War

FTNCI 046: Do Mohler and Burk Really Believe Abortion Is Murder?

FTNCI 045: The Rise and Triumph of Anti-Individualism

FTNCI 044: Why Christians Need Wartime Polemics (Pt. 3)

FTNCI 043: Why Christians Need Wartime Polemics (Pt. 2)

FTNCI 042: Why Christians Need Wartime Polemics (Pt. 1)

FTNCI 041: Theistic Arguments & Natural Theology

FTNCI 040: Natural Theology | Christian Philosophy Q&A