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    Philosophy

    Who Needs It

    Author Ayn Rand
    Introduction by Leonard Peikoff
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    4.2"W x 6.72"H x 0.81"D   | 6 oz | 60 per carton
    On sale Nov 01, 1984 | 320 Pages | 9780451138934
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    This collection of essays was the last work planned by Ayn Rand before her death in 1982. In it, she summarizes her view of philosophy and deals with a broad spectrum of topics.

     According to Ayn Rand, the choice we make is not whether to have a philosophy, but which one to have: rational, conscious, and therefore practical; or contradictory, unidentified, and ultimately lethal.

    Written with all the clarity and eloquence that have placed Ayn Rand’s Objectivist philosophy in the mainstream of American thought, these essays range over such basic issues as education, morality, censorship, and inflation to prove that philosophy is the fundamental force in all our lives.
    © Phyllis Cerf
    Born February 2, 1905, Ayn Rand published her first novel, We the Living, in 1936. Anthem followed in 1938. It was with the publication of The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957) that she achieved her spectacular success. Rand’s unique philosophy, Objectivism, has gained a worldwide audience. The fundamentals of her philosophy are put forth in three nonfiction books, Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, The Virtues of Selfishness, and Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. They are all available in Signet editions, as is the magnificent statement of her artistic credo, The Romantic Manifesto. View titles by Ayn Rand
    PhilosophyIntroduction
    1. Philosophy: Who Needs It
    2. Philosophical Detection
    3. The Metaphysical Versus the Man-Made
    4. The Missing Link
    5. Selfishness Without a Self
    6. An Open Letter to Boris Spassky
    7. Faith and Force: The Destroyers of the Modern World
    8. From the Horse's Mouth
    9. Kant Versus Sullivan
    10. Causality Versus Duty
    11. An Untitled Letter
    12. Egalitarianism and Inflation
    13. The Stimulus and the Response
    14. The Establishing of an Establishment
    15. Censorship: Local and Express
    16. Fairness Doctrine for Education
    17. What Can One Do?
    18. Don't Let It Go
    Index

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    This collection of essays was the last work planned by Ayn Rand before her death in 1982. In it, she summarizes her view of philosophy and deals with a broad spectrum of topics.

     According to Ayn Rand, the choice we make is not whether to have a philosophy, but which one to have: rational, conscious, and therefore practical; or contradictory, unidentified, and ultimately lethal.

    Written with all the clarity and eloquence that have placed Ayn Rand’s Objectivist philosophy in the mainstream of American thought, these essays range over such basic issues as education, morality, censorship, and inflation to prove that philosophy is the fundamental force in all our lives.

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    © Phyllis Cerf
    Born February 2, 1905, Ayn Rand published her first novel, We the Living, in 1936. Anthem followed in 1938. It was with the publication of The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957) that she achieved her spectacular success. Rand’s unique philosophy, Objectivism, has gained a worldwide audience. The fundamentals of her philosophy are put forth in three nonfiction books, Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, The Virtues of Selfishness, and Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. They are all available in Signet editions, as is the magnificent statement of her artistic credo, The Romantic Manifesto. View titles by Ayn Rand

    Table of Contents

    PhilosophyIntroduction
    1. Philosophy: Who Needs It
    2. Philosophical Detection
    3. The Metaphysical Versus the Man-Made
    4. The Missing Link
    5. Selfishness Without a Self
    6. An Open Letter to Boris Spassky
    7. Faith and Force: The Destroyers of the Modern World
    8. From the Horse's Mouth
    9. Kant Versus Sullivan
    10. Causality Versus Duty
    11. An Untitled Letter
    12. Egalitarianism and Inflation
    13. The Stimulus and the Response
    14. The Establishing of an Establishment
    15. Censorship: Local and Express
    16. Fairness Doctrine for Education
    17. What Can One Do?
    18. Don't Let It Go
    Index

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