The Role Of Objectivism In The Fountainhead Anthem, By Ayn Rand

The basic premise of objectivism is that existence exist, which means that an objective reality exist independently of consciousness. This implies that consciousness perceives reality, but does not rely reality. Ayn Rand promoted the deprivation of morality from this view of metaphysics. She believes that man (sic) is a rational animal. Man is the only form of being in that must actually think in order to survive. This, to her, implies that it is right for man to think. The good is that which is useful to and promotes life, the life in question must be one's own life. However, one does not have the responsibility to interfere in the rights of others,. It is everyone's personal responsibility is not to interfere with the rights of others but to pursue their own happiness. Compromise is also a form of interference and therefore is infringing on the right to pursue one’s own life. In The Fountainhead Ayn Rand provides an example of the ideal

One cannot argue for complete selfishness by claiming a utopian society will be the result. The fact that one value’s a society in which everyone is happy and prosperous implies that they care about something beyond his own selfish ego. To someone who fully believed what Rand preaches, their version of utopia could equally be a society in which everyone is miserable and suffers other than themselves.

Outside of an Ayn Rand novel, achieving true objectivism is impossible. Objectivist could not work together long enough or well enough to create something as complex as a functioning society without depriving individuals of their personal rights. The sacrifices necessary to create a society are not in the emotional makeup of Objectivists and the lack of clear cut benefits would prevent any community that embodies these views from growing large enough to establish a large scale inter-dependent development of