Objectivism Xmas Crossword

2. A mental integration of concretes; unit of thought.
5. Ayn Rand's sidekick and leader of the Objectivist movement.
9. Economic policy of minimal government intervention.
13. Independent of feelings; reality as the standard of truth.
16. A follower or advocate of Ayn Rand's philosophy.
17. Political freedom grounded in individual rights and property.
20. Moral principles protecting individual freedom of action.
21. Leonard's legally-apt ex-wife.
22. A social force Rand criticized when it opposes reason and progress.
24. Moral focus on the individual's rights and values.
26. First name of Leonard Peikoff's co-parent.
27. The doctrine that others' needs have primacy over self (rejected by Rand).
28. Theory of art — art as a selective re-creation of reality.
29. The only moral social system per Rand: free markets and individual rights.

1. Moral ideal in Rand's novels — creators of wealth and value.
3. Rand's designated intellectual heir.
4. Acting consistently with one's convictions.
6. The faculty of logic; a central virtue in Objectivism.
7. That which exists independently of consciousness.
8. A habitual action that supports one's values.
10. A system of ideas; Rand opposed collectivist ideologies.
11. Branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of reality (Rand: identity).
12. Theory of knowledge — Rand’s emphasis on concept-formation.
14. Ethical stance prioritizing self-interest; Rand's "rational egoism."
15. Rand's redefinition: rational concern for one's own interests.
18. Commitment to forming beliefs by logic and evidence.
19. Symbolic protagonist in Atlas Shrugged.
23. Serial author named after a Randian protagonist.
25. The cognitive process of forming general ideas from particulars.