How does Peikoff reach a definition of Objectivity?
He argues that the concept “objectivity” arises from the fact that concepts are formed a certain way. You can not form this concept correctly if you do not have a proper theory of concepts. Rand’s revolutionary theory of concepts enables us to form the concept of objectivity properly. Existence alone does not create concepts (intrinsicism), nor does consciousness alone (subjectivism); they are products of a relationship between of existence and consciousness (objectivism). Objectivism holds that concepts would not exist without man’s volitional consciousness (eliminating intrinsicism), but they must adhere to the facts of reality (eliminating subjectivism). Concepts are a human perspective on reality. There is a metaphysical basis for concepts since the instances in reality do possess similar characteristics in some respect. Summarizing: “Concepts are integrations of data, formed by a volitional human process, in accordance with a human method.” “Therefore the first description of obje
