For the new intellectual: the philosophy of Ayn Rand
Language: English
Ayn Biography & Autobiography Criticism Essays General History & Surveys History & Surveys - Modern Intellectuals modern Literary Collections Literature - Classics Modern Objectivism (Philosophy) Philosophy Rand Western philosophy from c 1900 -
Publisher: Signet
Published: Dec 15, 1961
Description:
SUMMARY: This is Ayn Rand's challenge to the prevalent philosophical doctrines of our time and the "atmosphere of guilt, of panic, of despair, of boredom, and of all-pervasive evasion" that they create. One of the most controversial figures on the intellectual scene, Ayn Rand was the proponent of a moral philosophy--and ethic of rational self-interest--that stands in sharp opposition to the ethics of altruism and self-sacrifice. The fundamentals of this morality--"a philosophy for living on Earth"--are here vibrantly set forth by the spokesman for a new class, For the New Intellectual.