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Objectivist movement

The Objectivist movement is a movement of individuals who seek to study and advance Objectivism, the philosophy expounded by novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand. The movement began informally in the 1950s and consisted of students who were brought together by their mutual interest in Rand's novel The Fountainhead. The group, ironically named "The Collective"…

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related to Peikoff–Kelley split · 32
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related to 1990s · 31
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related to 1970s · 23
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Objectivist movement → movement of individuals who seek to study and advance Objectivism

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