The Rational Egoist

Welcome to the new blog of the Rational Egoist! My name is Steve Giardina and I am a student of Objectivism. The purpose of this blog will be to demonstrate many of my thoughts on numerous topics such as current events, philosophy and political science in general, and especially Objectivism.

Now for a brief description of myself:

I am currently a sophomore at Drew University where I am a double major in Philosophy and Political Science.
I read numerous books about philosophy and political science, write frequently, listen to heroic and epic music which depicts man’s greatness as it can and ought to be, play chess, play the trumpet occasionally, and anything else with the purpose of mental and/or physical growth.
My favorite philosopher is Ayn Rand, with secondary philosophers that I like being Aristotle, Locke, and Aquinas. My favorite composer is John Williams. My favorite activity is living life.
I am an individual. I enjoy to think critically about everything (as one should). I live for myself, not for anyone else. My existence is the sole justification for my living, not sacrificing my life to others. I do not blindly accept the standards of others (conformists); nor do I blindy reject the standards of others (non-conformists). I am an individual because my standards for living are based on my own objectively defined standards.
Reality is knowable, certainty is possible, human beings are not innately evil/depraved, and the entire universe is open to human possibility.

I leave my introduction with this quote:

“In the name of the best within you, do not sacrifice this world to those who are its worst. In the name of the values that keep you alive, do not let your vision of man be distorted by the ugly, the cowardly, the mindless in those who have never achieved his title. Do not lose your knowledge that man’s proper estate is an upright posture, an intransigent mind and a step that travels unlimited roads. Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it’s yours.” Ayn Rand