Objectivism Xmas Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. A mental integration of concretes; unit of thought.
  2. 5. Ayn Rand's sidekick and leader of the Objectivist movement.
  3. 9. Economic policy of minimal government intervention.
  4. 13. Independent of feelings; reality as the standard of truth.
  5. 16. A follower or advocate of Ayn Rand's philosophy.
  6. 17. Political freedom grounded in individual rights and property.
  7. 20. Moral principles protecting individual freedom of action.
  8. 21. Leonard's legally-apt ex-wife.
  9. 22. A social force Rand criticized when it opposes reason and progress.
  10. 24. Moral focus on the individual's rights and values.
  11. 26. First name of Leonard Peikoff's co-parent.
  12. 27. The doctrine that others' needs have primacy over self (rejected by Rand).
  13. 28. Theory of art — art as a selective re-creation of reality.
  14. 29. The only moral social system per Rand: free markets and individual rights.
Down
  1. 1. Moral ideal in Rand's novels — creators of wealth and value.
  2. 3. Rand's designated intellectual heir.
  3. 4. Acting consistently with one's convictions.
  4. 6. The faculty of logic; a central virtue in Objectivism.
  5. 7. That which exists independently of consciousness.
  6. 8. A habitual action that supports one's values.
  7. 10. A system of ideas; Rand opposed collectivist ideologies.
  8. 11. Branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of reality (Rand: identity).
  9. 12. Theory of knowledge — Rand’s emphasis on concept-formation.
  10. 14. Ethical stance prioritizing self-interest; Rand's "rational egoism."
  11. 15. Rand's redefinition: rational concern for one's own interests.
  12. 18. Commitment to forming beliefs by logic and evidence.
  13. 19. Symbolic protagonist in Atlas Shrugged.
  14. 23. Serial author named after a Randian protagonist.
  15. 25. The cognitive process of forming general ideas from particulars.