Ayn Rand Explained: From Tyranny To Tea Party (ideas Explained)
by Ronald E. Merrill /
2013 / English / PDF
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Fifty-five years after
Fifty-five years afterAtlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand is more in
the news than ever.
, Ayn Rand is more in
the news than ever.Ayn Rand Explained
Ayn Rand Explained is an accurate and
riveting account of Rand’s life, work, and influence, with the
emphasis on her ideas.
is an accurate and
riveting account of Rand’s life, work, and influence, with the
emphasis on her ideas.
The book covers Rand’s career, from youth in Soviet Russia to
Hollywood screenwriter and then to ideological guru; her novels
and other fiction writings; her work in ethics, epistemology, and
metaphysics; her influence onand personal animosity towardboth
conservatism and libertarianism.
The book covers Rand’s career, from youth in Soviet Russia to
Hollywood screenwriter and then to ideological guru; her novels
and other fiction writings; her work in ethics, epistemology, and
metaphysics; her influence onand personal animosity towardboth
conservatism and libertarianism.
Rand’s Objectivism encompasses the ethics of rational egoism
(The Virtue of Selfishness’); dedication to rational thinking
and acting; rejection of faith in the supernatural, personal
freedom from political interference, and a moral defense of
limited government and laissez-faire.
Rand’s Objectivism encompasses the ethics of rational egoism
(The Virtue of Selfishness’); dedication to rational thinking
and acting; rejection of faith in the supernatural, personal
freedom from political interference, and a moral defense of
limited government and laissez-faire.
Objectivism was first promoted through the Nathaniel Branden
Institute, headed by Rand’s young protégé and designated heir.
The Institute’s phenomenally rapid growth was abruptly cut short
when Rand expelled Branden and his followers in 1968. Today
Objectivism is represented by different factions, notably the Ayn
Rand Institute and the Atlas Society.
Objectivism was first promoted through the Nathaniel Branden
Institute, headed by Rand’s young protégé and designated heir.
The Institute’s phenomenally rapid growth was abruptly cut short
when Rand expelled Branden and his followers in 1968. Today
Objectivism is represented by different factions, notably the Ayn
Rand Institute and the Atlas Society.
This is a revised, updated edition of
This is a revised, updated edition ofThe Ideas of Ayn
Rand
The Ideas of Ayn
Rand (1991), including new information on Rand’s rocketing
influence, new stories about her personal relationships, and new
analysis of her life and ideas.
(1991), including new information on Rand’s rocketing
influence, new stories about her personal relationships, and new
analysis of her life and ideas.
