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Apr

“Objectivist views on political issues”

The “John Galt School” Armenia program continues, and the next discussion of the program was about “Objectivist views on political issues” held by Melanya Hovhannisyan.

During the lesson, the speaker introduced the concepts of limited government, Objective law and individual rights. Participants then shared their opinion about the Armenian reality and compared it with Rand’s ideals about politics.

This was followed the speaker’s talk about capitalism. She singled out the main characteristic feautres of it, showed its pros and cons.

Afterwads, various political philosophies were contrasted to Objectivism highlighting their main differences.

Lastly, participants were asked to talk about a leader who, in their viewpoint, possess Objectivistic values. A lot of names were mentioned with real evidence and arguments.