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--- a/objectivism.html +++ b/objectivism.html @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ .foundations-section li ol { padding-left: 1.2rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; font-size: 0.95em;} /* Branch Card Styles & 3D Effect */ - .branch-card { + .branch-card { /* Changed from .info-card to .branch-card for consistency if it was a typo before, or keep .info-card if intentional */ background-color: var(--obj-dark-card-bg); border: 1px solid var(--obj-dark-border); border-radius: .35rem; @@ -158,7 +158,28 @@ .misconceptions li span { color: var(--obj-corrected); } .disclaimer { font-size: 0.9em; color: var(--obj-dark-text-muted); border-top: 1px solid var(--obj-dark-border); padding-top: 1rem; margin-top: 1rem; } - footer { padding: 2rem 0; font-size: .9em; margin-top: 2rem; text-align: center; color: var(--obj-dark-text-muted); } + + footer { + padding: 1.5rem 0 1rem 0; /* Adjusted padding */ + font-size: .9em; + margin-top: 2.5rem; /* Adjusted margin */ + text-align: center; + color: var(--obj-dark-text-muted); + border-top: 1px solid var(--obj-dark-border); /* Added border for separation */ + } + footer a { + color: var(--obj-dark-text-medium); /* Lighter link color for better visibility */ + text-decoration: none; + } + footer a:hover { + color: var(--obj-dark-text-light); + text-decoration: underline; + } + footer .bi { + position: relative; + top: 1px; /* Align icons better */ + } + /* Quote Trigger and Content Styling */ .key-quote-trigger { color: var(--obj-accent-red); text-decoration: none; font-size: .9em; margin-left: 8px; cursor: pointer; transition: color .2s ease; vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: none; display: inline-block; padding: 2px 4px; line-height: 1; border-radius: 4px; } @@ -214,7 +235,7 @@ <!-- Foundations Section --> <section class="foundations-section"> - <h2 class="section-heading">Foundational Pillars</h2> + <h2 class="section-heading">Foundational Pillars</h2> <!-- This was h2, likely should be h2 consistent with others --> <h3><i class="bi bi-key-fill"></i> Core Concepts Underlying the System</h3> <!-- Content identical to previous version, including reference triggers --> <ul> @@ -233,135 +254,136 @@ </ul> </section> - <hr class="section-divider"> - - <h2 class="section-heading">Branches of Philosophy</h2> - - <div class="row"> - <!-- Metaphysics Card --> - <div class="col-lg-6"> - <div class="info-card"> - <div class="card-body-content"> - <h3><i class="bi bi-box-seam"></i> A. Metaphysics: Objective Reality</h3> - <!-- Content identical, including quotes and ref triggers --> - <p><strong>Core Principle:</strong> Existence Exists (Reality is absolute. Identity: A is A). - <a class="key-quote-trigger" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#quote-metaphysics" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="quote-metaphysics" title="Impactful Quote"><i class="bi bi-quote"></i></a> - <div class="collapse key-quote" id="quote-metaphysics">"Existence is Identity, Consciousness is Identification."<span class="quote-source">- Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged</span></div> - </p> - <h4>Key Ideas:</h4> - <ul> - <li>Reality exists objectively and absolutely, independent of anyone's consciousness.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 1"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>Primacy of Existence: Consciousness perceives reality, it does not create it.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 1"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>Rejection of Supernaturalism: Only this universe exists.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 1"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>Causality: Entities act according to their nature.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 1"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - </ul> + <hr class="my-4"> <!-- Changed from section-divider to Bootstrap class for consistency --> + + <section id="branches" class="section"> <!-- Added ID for potential navigation --> + <h2 class="section-heading">II. Branches of Philosophy</h2> <!-- Numbering for consistency --> + + <div class="row"> + <!-- Metaphysics Card --> + <div class="col-lg-6 mb-4"> <!-- Added mb-4 for spacing on smaller screens --> + <div class="branch-card"> <!-- Assuming .info-card was meant to be .branch-card or similar --> + <div class="card-body-content"> + <h3><i class="bi bi-box-seam"></i> A. Metaphysics: Objective Reality</h3> + <!-- Content identical, including quotes and ref triggers --> + <p><strong>Core Principle:</strong> Existence Exists (Reality is absolute. Identity: A is A). + <a class="key-quote-trigger" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#quote-metaphysics" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="quote-metaphysics" title="Impactful Quote"><i class="bi bi-quote"></i></a> + <div class="collapse key-quote" id="quote-metaphysics">"Existence is Identity, Consciousness is Identification."<span class="quote-source">- Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged</span></div> + </p> + <h4>Key Ideas:</h4> + <ul> + <li>Reality exists objectively and absolutely, independent of anyone's consciousness.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 1"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>Primacy of Existence: Consciousness perceives reality, it does not create it.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 1"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>Rejection of Supernaturalism: Only this universe exists.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 1"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>Causality: Entities act according to their nature.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 1"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + </ul> + </div> + <div class="slogan">Slogan/Takeaway: "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed." / "You can't fake reality."</div> </div> - <div class="slogan">Slogan/Takeaway: "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed." / "You can't fake reality."</div> </div> - </div> - - <!-- Epistemology Card --> - <div class="col-lg-6"> - <div class="info-card"> - <div class="card-body-content"> - <h3><i class="bi bi-lightbulb"></i> B. Epistemology: Reason</h3> - <!-- Content identical, including quotes and ref triggers --> - <p><strong>Core Principle:</strong> Reason is man's only means of knowledge and his basic tool of survival. - <a class="key-quote-trigger" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#quote-epistemology" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="quote-epistemology" title="Impactful Quote"><i class="bi bi-quote"></i></a> - <div class="collapse key-quote" id="quote-epistemology">"Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone."<span class="quote-source">- Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged</span></div> - </p> - <h4>Key Ideas:</h4> - <ul> - <li>Knowledge starts with valid sense perception.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 2"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>Concepts are formed objectively via measurement omission.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 3; IOE"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>Logic is the noncontradictory method.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 4"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>Objectivity demands adherence to reality via logic, context, and hierarchy.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 4"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>Rejects all non-rational paths to knowledge (faith, emotion, etc.).<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 5"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>Certainty is contextual but achievable.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 5"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - </ul> - </div> - <div class="slogan">Slogan/Takeaway: "Check your premises." / "Reason is man's only absolute." / "A is A."</div> - </div> - </div> - - <!-- Ethics Card --> - <div class="col-lg-6"> - <div class="info-card"> - <div class="card-body-content virtues-list"> - <h3><i class="bi bi-person-fill"></i> C. Ethics: Rational Self-Interest</h3> - <!-- Content identical, including quotes and ref triggers --> - <p><strong>Core Principle:</strong> Each individual man is an end in himself. His own life is his ultimate standard of value; his own happiness is his highest moral purpose. - <a class="key-quote-trigger" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#quote-ethics" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="quote-ethics" title="Impactful Quote"><i class="bi bi-quote"></i></a> - <div class="collapse key-quote" id="quote-ethics">"The achievement of his own happiness is man's highest moral purpose."<span class="quote-source">- Ayn Rand, The Virtue of Selfishness</span></div> - </p> - <h4>Key Ideas:</h4> - <ul> - <li>Rational Self-Interest ("Selfishness"): Morality consists in pursuing values for one's rational survival and flourishing.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 7; VOS"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>Primary Value: Life.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 7"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>Cardinal Values: Reason, Purpose, Self-Esteem.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 7"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>Major Virtues: Rationality (primary)<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 7"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a>, Productiveness<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 8"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a>, Pride<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 8"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a>, Independence<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 8"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a>, Integrity<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 8"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a>, Honesty<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 8"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a>, Justice<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 8"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a>.</li> - <li>Rejection of Altruism (self-sacrifice for others).<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 7"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>Rejection of Hedonism (whim-worship).<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 9"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - </ul> - </div> - <div class="slogan">Slogan/Takeaway: "The Virtue of Selfishness" / "Live for your own sake." / "Swear by my life and my love of it..."</div> - </div> - </div> - - <!-- Politics Card --> - <div class="col-lg-6"> - <div class="info-card"> - <div class="card-body-content"> - <h3><i class="bi bi-shield-check"></i> D. Politics: Laissez-Faire Capitalism</h3> - <!-- Content identical, including quotes and ref triggers --> - <p><strong>Core Principle:</strong> The recognition and protection of individual rights is the foundation of a moral social system. - <a class="key-quote-trigger" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#quote-politics" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="quote-politics" title="Impactful Quote"><i class="bi bi-quote"></i></a> - <div class="collapse key-quote" id="quote-politics">"Individual rights are the means of subordinating society to moral law."<span class="quote-source">- Ayn Rand, The Virtue of Selfishness</span></div> - </p> - <h4>Key Ideas:</h4> - <ul> - <li>Individual Rights: Life, Liberty, Property, Pursuit of Happiness.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 10; VOS 'Man's Rights'"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>Government's Sole Purpose: Protect rights by banning initiated force (police, military, courts under objective law).<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 10; VOS 'The Nature of Government'"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>Separation of State and Economics (Laissez-faire).<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 11; CUI 'What is Capitalism?'"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>No Initiation of Physical Force is the core political principle.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 8, 10"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>Rejection of Collectivism (all forms).<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 10; VOS 'Collectivized Rights'"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - </ul> - </div> - <div class="slogan">Slogan/Takeaway: "The smallest minority on earth is the individual." / "Hands off!"</div> - </div> - </div> - - <!-- Aesthetics Card --> - <div class="col-md-6 offset-md-3"> <!-- Centered --> - <div class="info-card"> - <div class="card-body-content"> - <h3><i class="bi bi-image-alt"></i> E. Aesthetics: Romantic Realism</h3> - <!-- Content identical, including quotes and ref triggers --> - <p><strong>Core Principle:</strong> Art is a selective re-creation of reality according to an artist's metaphysical value-judgments. - <a class="key-quote-trigger" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#quote-aesthetics" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="quote-aesthetics" title="Impactful Quote"><i class="bi bi-quote"></i></a> - <div class="collapse key-quote" id="quote-aesthetics">"Art is the indispensable medium for the communication of a moral ideal."<span class="quote-source">- Ayn Rand, The Romantic Manifesto</span></div> - </p> - <h4>Key Ideas:</h4> - <ul> - <li>Concretizes metaphysics; allows direct perceptual grasp of worldview.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 12; RM 'The Psycho-Epistemology of Art'"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>Serves a fundamental human need: provides spiritual/emotional fuel (sense of life).<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 12; RM 'Art and Sense of Life'"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>Favored Style: Romantic Realism – depicting life "as it could be and ought to be," focusing on volition and values.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 12; RM 'What is Romanticism?'"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>Emphasis on: Intelligibility, integration, plot, purpose, heroism.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 12; RM 'Basic Principles of Literature'"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - <li>Objective esthetic judgment is possible.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 12"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> - </ul> + + <!-- Epistemology Card --> + <div class="col-lg-6 mb-4"> + <div class="branch-card"> + <div class="card-body-content"> + <h3><i class="bi bi-lightbulb"></i> B. Epistemology: Reason</h3> + <!-- Content identical, including quotes and ref triggers --> + <p><strong>Core Principle:</strong> Reason is man's only means of knowledge and his basic tool of survival. + <a class="key-quote-trigger" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#quote-epistemology" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="quote-epistemology" title="Impactful Quote"><i class="bi bi-quote"></i></a> + <div class="collapse key-quote" id="quote-epistemology">"Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone."<span class="quote-source">- Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged</span></div> + </p> + <h4>Key Ideas:</h4> + <ul> + <li>Knowledge starts with valid sense perception.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 2"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>Concepts are formed objectively via measurement omission.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 3; IOE"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>Logic is the noncontradictory method.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 4"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>Objectivity demands adherence to reality via logic, context, and hierarchy.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 4"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>Rejects all non-rational paths to knowledge (faith, emotion, etc.).<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 5"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>Certainty is contextual but achievable.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 5"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + </ul> + </div> + <div class="slogan">Slogan/Takeaway: "Check your premises." / "Reason is man's only absolute." / "A is A."</div> </div> - <div class="slogan">Slogan/Takeaway: "Art is the technology of the soul."</div> - </div> - </div> + </div> - </div> <!-- /.row --> + <!-- Ethics Card --> + <div class="col-lg-6 mb-4"> + <div class="branch-card"> + <div class="card-body-content virtues-list"> + <h3><i class="bi bi-person-fill"></i> C. Ethics: Rational Self-Interest</h3> + <!-- Content identical, including quotes and ref triggers --> + <p><strong>Core Principle:</strong> Each individual man is an end in himself. His own life is his ultimate standard of value; his own happiness is his highest moral purpose. + <a class="key-quote-trigger" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#quote-ethics" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="quote-ethics" title="Impactful Quote"><i class="bi bi-quote"></i></a> + <div class="collapse key-quote" id="quote-ethics">"The achievement of his own happiness is man's highest moral purpose."<span class="quote-source">- Ayn Rand, The Virtue of Selfishness</span></div> + </p> + <h4>Key Ideas:</h4> + <ul> + <li>Rational Self-Interest ("Selfishness"): Morality consists in pursuing values for one's rational survival and flourishing.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 7; VOS"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>Primary Value: Life.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 7"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>Cardinal Values: Reason, Purpose, Self-Esteem.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 7"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>Major Virtues: Rationality (primary)<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 7"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a>, Productiveness<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 8"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a>, Pride<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 8"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a>, Independence<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 8"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a>, Integrity<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 8"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a>, Honesty<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 8"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a>, Justice<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 8"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a>.</li> + <li>Rejection of Altruism (self-sacrifice for others).<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 7"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>Rejection of Hedonism (whim-worship).<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 9"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + </ul> + </div> + <div class="slogan">Slogan/Takeaway: "The Virtue of Selfishness" / "Live for your own sake." / "Swear by my life and my love of it..."</div> + </div> + </div> + + <!-- Politics Card --> + <div class="col-lg-6 mb-4"> + <div class="branch-card"> + <div class="card-body-content"> + <h3><i class="bi bi-shield-check"></i> D. Politics: Laissez-Faire Capitalism</h3> + <!-- Content identical, including quotes and ref triggers --> + <p><strong>Core Principle:</strong> The recognition and protection of individual rights is the foundation of a moral social system. + <a class="key-quote-trigger" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#quote-politics" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="quote-politics" title="Impactful Quote"><i class="bi bi-quote"></i></a> + <div class="collapse key-quote" id="quote-politics">"Individual rights are the means of subordinating society to moral law."<span class="quote-source">- Ayn Rand, The Virtue of Selfishness</span></div> + </p> + <h4>Key Ideas:</h4> + <ul> + <li>Individual Rights: Life, Liberty, Property, Pursuit of Happiness.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 10; VOS 'Man's Rights'"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>Government's Sole Purpose: Protect rights by banning initiated force (police, military, courts under objective law).<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 10; VOS 'The Nature of Government'"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>Separation of State and Economics (Laissez-faire).<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 11; CUI 'What is Capitalism?'"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>No Initiation of Physical Force is the core political principle.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 8, 10"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>Rejection of Collectivism (all forms).<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 10; VOS 'Collectivized Rights'"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + </ul> + </div> + <div class="slogan">Slogan/Takeaway: "The smallest minority on earth is the individual." / "Hands off!"</div> + </div> + </div> + + <!-- Aesthetics Card --> + <div class="col-lg-6 offset-lg-3 mb-4"> <!-- Centered for medium and up, ensure it looks good or remove offset for consistent flow --> + <div class="branch-card"> + <div class="card-body-content"> + <h3><i class="bi bi-image-alt"></i> E. Aesthetics: Romantic Realism</h3> + <!-- Content identical, including quotes and ref triggers --> + <p><strong>Core Principle:</strong> Art is a selective re-creation of reality according to an artist's metaphysical value-judgments. + <a class="key-quote-trigger" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#quote-aesthetics" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="quote-aesthetics" title="Impactful Quote"><i class="bi bi-quote"></i></a> + <div class="collapse key-quote" id="quote-aesthetics">"Art is the indispensable medium for the communication of a moral ideal."<span class="quote-source">- Ayn Rand, The Romantic Manifesto</span></div> + </p> + <h4>Key Ideas:</h4> + <ul> + <li>Concretizes metaphysics; allows direct perceptual grasp of worldview.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 12; RM 'The Psycho-Epistemology of Art'"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>Serves a fundamental human need: provides spiritual/emotional fuel (sense of life).<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 12; RM 'Art and Sense of Life'"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>Favored Style: Romantic Realism – depicting life "as it could be and ought to be," focusing on volition and values.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 12; RM 'What is Romanticism?'"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>Emphasis on: Intelligibility, integration, plot, purpose, heroism.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 12; RM 'Basic Principles of Literature'"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + <li>Objective esthetic judgment is possible.<a href="#" class="ref-trigger" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Source" data-bs-content="OPAR Ch. 12"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></a></li> + </ul> + </div> + <div class="slogan">Slogan/Takeaway: "Art is the technology of the soul."</div> + </div> + </div> + + </div> <!-- /.row --> </section> <!-- Sections IV, V, VI, VII --> <!-- Content for Key Terms, Figures/Works, Misconceptions, Disclaimer --> <!-- remains identical to previous version --> <section id="key-terms" class="section"> - <h2>IV. Key Terms & Concepts Summarized</h2> + <h2>III. Key Terms & Concepts Summarized</h2> <!-- Numbering for consistency --> <dl class="row"> <dt class="col-sm-3">A is A / Identity</dt><dd class="col-sm-9">Reality is absolute; things are what they are, independent of consciousness.</dd> <dt class="col-sm-3">Primacy of Existence</dt><dd class="col-sm-9">Reality exists first and sets the terms; consciousness perceives reality.</dd> @@ -376,7 +398,7 @@ </section> <section id="figures-works" class="section"> - <h2>V. Key Figures & Works</h2> + <h2>IV. Key Figures & Works</h2> <!-- Numbering for consistency --> <h4>A. Ayn Rand (1905-1982)</h4> <ul><li>Originator of the philosophy of Objectivism.</li></ul> <h4>B. Key Fictional Protagonists (Embodying Ideals)</h4> @@ -407,7 +429,7 @@ </section> <section id="misconceptions" class="section"> - <h2>VI. Common Misconceptions</h2> + <h2>V. 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