Ayn Rand: an introduction
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The Institute of Economic Affairs
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| Beschreibung: | xi, 158 Seiten 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 0255367643 9780255367646 |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
The author x
Acknowledgements xi
1 Introduction 1
What this book is about, 1; What this book covers, 2;
Who this book is for, 3; Rand, the author and
this book, 4; How this book is structured, 5
2 Why Ayn Rand is important 6
The importance of Rand s fiction, 6; The importance
of Rands thought, 10; Critics and adherents, 12
3 Rand’s life and writings 14
Turbulent childhood in Russia, 14; New career
in America, 15; Breakthrough novel, 17;
The Objectivist movement and its discontents, 19;
Final years, 20; Continuing influence, 21;
A timeline of Rand’s life and work, 23
4 Outline of Rand’s worldview 30
Rand on reality, 31; Rand on human knowledge, 32;
Rand on morality, 33; Rand on politics and
economics, 33; Rand on art and literature, 34;
Rand’s image of a heroic being, 35
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5 Rand on the nature of reality 37
Basic axioms, 37; Identity and causality, 38;
Existence and consciousness, 39; Necessity
and choice, 40; The rejection of reality, 41
6 How we understand the world 43
The process of understanding, 43;
Knowledge and its critics, 49
7 Rand on morality 53
Facts and values, 53; Life and objective value, 54;
Dealing with others, 57; The importance of
principle, 60; Objectivist virtues, 62
8 Politics and economics 67
Rational political principles, 67; Other political
philosophies, 71; A rational and moral economy, 73
9 Rand on public issues 79
The poverty of progressive schooling, 79; College and
student discontent, 80; Old Left and New Left, 81;
Racism as collectivism, 82; Environmentalism, 83;
Civil rights, 84; Crime and terrorism, 84;
Economic policy, 85; Foreign policy, 86
10 The nature and importance of art 88
The process of artistic creation, 88; The critical role
of art, 89; Art and life, 90; The structure of art, 91;
Valid forms of art, 91; Invalid forms of art, 92; The
principles of literary art, 92; Romanticism in art and
literature, 94; Deficiencies in contemporary art, 95
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11 Rand’s novels
The goal of Rand’s fiction, 96
12 Rand’s critics
Rand’s philosophical approach, 109; Rand on
reality and knowledge, 110; Rand on morality, 112;
Rand on politics, 114; Rand on capitalism, 115;
Rand on art and literature, 117; Rand’s fiction, 117;
Ayn Rand’s legacy, 119 ; Is Atlas shrugging?, 122
13 Quotations by and about Rand
On herself, 124; On reality and knowledge, 124;
On ethics, 126; On altruism, 126; On politics
and economics, 130; On heroism, 138;
Quotations about Rand, 139
14 Further reading
How to read Ayn Rand, 141; Short guides to
Rand, 143; Rand’s main fiction, 144; Rand’s main
non-fiction, 145; Posthumous collections, 146; Rand
in her own words, 147; Books on Rand, 148
Index
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