Objectivism/Ayn Rand
Few philosophers or philosophies can claim the public recognition and "fan" following of Ayn Rand (1905-1982) and her philosophy, Objectivism. Espoused in several no...
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Rand, Ayn
One of the twentieth century's best known novelists and philosophers, Ayn Rand (1905–1982), who was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia on February 2, and died in New York City ...
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Ayn Rand (1905-1982)began to form her philosophy of rational self interest, which she called "objectivism," at an early age. This view became the basis for her immensely popular writings, which includ...
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Ayn Rand has been both revered and disparaged as the author of controversial novels, essays, and other works that espouse her philosophy of Objectivism. A Russian-born American citizen, Rand celebrate...
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Ayn Rand's novels The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957) manifest a development of her own philosophy of Objectivism, which challenged conventional values by emphasizing laissez-faire capi...
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Ayn Rand, one of the few systematic philosophers who have used imaginative literature to develop their ideas, was a novelist and the founder of the Objectivist school of philosophy. She was an advocat...
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Biography EssayAyn Rand's novels The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957) develop her philosophy of objectivism, which challenged conventional values by emphasizing laissez-faire capitalism, ...
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Two great intellectuals of the early twentieth century wrote works of fiction that have become classics; they espoused polar-opposite views, however, of how society best functions. Their battle betwee...
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When interviewed by Nathaniel Janss, Howard Roark explains to Nathaniel Janss that most people do not want reason on their side. He explains, "It's not you, Mr. Janss. It's the way most people feel. T...
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