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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Vel-non fiction Fiction
Quid censes?
Fiction or Non-Fiction
What do you think?
Ayn Rand? Have you ever heard of her? Did anyone have her novels as required reading for an economics or Social studies class? I, unfortunately did not.
According to my readings and interpretation of such, most of her novels were based on a philosophy given the name of "Objectivism".
My Interpretation of such led me to the premise that it is based on individualism and there is nothing wrong with being selfish. In a nutshell it could be considered capitalism to the extreme. However it seems have the reader consider the consequences of not being able to detach from emotions and focus on their own individual achievements, in order to achieve a better, more prosperous society. It truly provides food for thought in regard to how we see our society and where it may be headed.
Mrs. Rand coming from socialist beginnings was committed to fighting this way of life when she came to this country as a writer. She was dedicated to relating this through her novels; that this great country could become this way if we continued to allow government interference and being conformist.
I have included below some links to her readings as well as the definitions of "Objectivism" as well as "Individualism" Please offer an opinion I would love to hear from you. happy reading!
My Best,
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Quid censes?
Fiction or Non-Fiction
What do you think?
Ayn Rand? Have you ever heard of her? Did anyone have her novels as required reading for an economics or Social studies class? I, unfortunately did not.
According to my readings and interpretation of such, most of her novels were based on a philosophy given the name of "Objectivism".
My Interpretation of such led me to the premise that it is based on individualism and there is nothing wrong with being selfish. In a nutshell it could be considered capitalism to the extreme. However it seems have the reader consider the consequences of not being able to detach from emotions and focus on their own individual achievements, in order to achieve a better, more prosperous society. It truly provides food for thought in regard to how we see our society and where it may be headed.
Mrs. Rand coming from socialist beginnings was committed to fighting this way of life when she came to this country as a writer. She was dedicated to relating this through her novels; that this great country could become this way if we continued to allow government interference and being conformist.
I have included below some links to her readings as well as the definitions of "Objectivism" as well as "Individualism" Please offer an opinion I would love to hear from you. happy reading!
My Best,
Objectivism (Ayn Rand) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ayn Rand’s Fiction
Philosophy’s Nature and Importance
- “Philosophy: Who Needs It” in Philosophy: Who Needs It, or listen to the audio recording of Ayn Rand’s original West Point lecture.
- “Philosophical Detection” in Philosophy: Who Needs It
- “For the New Intellectual” in For the New Intellectual
Objectivism as a System of Philosophy
- “Introducing Objectivism” in The Voice of Reason
- “This is John Galt Speaking” in For the New Intellectual
- Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand by Leonard Peikoff
Ethics
- “Introduction” in The Virtue of Selfishness
- “The Soul of an Individualist” in For the New Intellectual
- “Who is the Final Authority in Ethics” in The Voice of Reason
- “The Objectivist Ethics” in The Virtue of Selfishness
- “Causality Versus Duty” in Philosophy: Who Needs It
- “How Does One Lead a Rational Life in an Irrational Society?” in The Virtue of Selfishness
Politics
- “Man’s Rights” in The Virtue of Selfishness
- “The Nature of Government” in The Virtue of Selfishness
- “The Moral Meaning of Capitalism” in For the New Intellectual
- “What Is Capitalism?” in Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
- “The Meaning of Money” in For the New Intellectual
Cultural Trends
- “Faith and Force: The Destroyers of the Modern World” in Philosophy: Who Needs It
- “The Intellectual Bankruptcy of Our Age” in The Voice of Reason
- “Conservatism: An Obituary” in Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
- “The Left: Old and New” in Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution
- “The Anti-Industrial Revolution” in Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution
- “Global Balkanization” in Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution
- “The Age of Envy” in Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution
- “For the New Intellectual” in For the New Intellectual
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