Starship astronaut as rational egoist

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dc.contributor.advisorNorrie, Douglas H.
dc.contributor.authorPon, Mon-art, 1951-
dc.date.accessioned2005-07-21T21:13:47Z
dc.date.available2005-07-21T21:13:47Z
dc.date.issued1985
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 173-181.en
dc.description.abstractThe thesis is an argument for the existence of the starship astronaut, focusing attention on the essential, metaphysical premise that man's life and survival is made possible by the faculty of reason. From this fundamental attribute of man's nature as a living, conscious, rational being - along with the derived morality of man as a thinking, making being - is argued the conclusion that the human, rational, egoistic purpose is to grow and become the man who is the astronaut. The astronaut is the man who continually extends the discovery of truth and creation of beauty forward and upward, toward the new life-giving reasons for living - reaching for the next star. The man who lives in a starship is a rational, starship astronaut. This thesis is an argument in support of Astronautics: an application of the philosophy of Objectivism to the goals of the astronaut, to conclude that the creation of starship is man's moral right - the right to choose to think and work for his life's happiness.
dc.format.extent[viii], 181 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationPon, M. (1985). Starship astronaut as rational egoist (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18562en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/18562
dc.identifier.isbn0315211350en
dc.identifier.lccB 945 R234 P64 1986en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/23439
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject.lccB 945 R234 P64 1986en
dc.subject.lcshRand, Ayn
dc.subject.lcshMan
dc.subject.lcshAstronautics and civilization
dc.titleStarship astronaut as rational egoist
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineResources and the Environment
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
ucalgary.item.requestcopyTRUE
ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 557 215772160
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ucalgary.thesis.uarcreleasenoen
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