Objectivism is an integrated system of thought that defines the abstract principles by which a man must think and act if he is to live the life proper to man . Things are what they are. Objectivism rejects the concept of the supernatural or the idea that people create their own reality. Objectivism rejects the ideas of faith of feeling as a method of acquiring knowledge and it rejects skepticism, the idea that something is impossible.
Man is rational.
Man survives through reason which guides his judgment regarding values and actions. Objectivism rejects any form of determinism. Objectivism rejects altruism. Objectivism rejects collectivism, such as fascism or socialism. Objectivism also supports a market free of government intervention.