ABSTRACT
A true philosophical system requires a true ethical theory. This paper proposes a premise-based approach to the truth of the foundational principle—the requirement to take actions to benefit one’s life. Ayn Rand’s choice-based foundation as “the single choice: to live” has equivalent consequences for ethical theory, but the premise-based approach and proof firmly anchor the foundation of ethics to the facts of reality. This article demonstrates that in order to be true and consistent, a particular set of premises requires the taking of beneficial action for one’s life, and that provides proof of the truth of the Objectivist ethics.
ethics, premises, choice, metaethics, proof, objectivity, premise-based, choice-based, foundation, Objectivism
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