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Ayn Rand in ChainsAyn Rand In Chains. The trending topic today is an Ayn Rand-derived dating site that celebrates values that Rand popularized. I offer a sympathetic analysis which happens to be true. -
Book Review: Ayn RandAyn Rand is most famous as the author of The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957). To understand her philosophy, and what drove her to create it, you need to know the history of her life. Ayn Rand provides an overview of that life. -
Ayn Rand & John GrishamJohn Grisham & Ayn Rand are two authors that everyone should have have in their libraries. If you are looking to read something that is more than just entertainment then you would never go wrong with a novel by Grisham or Rand.
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Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead - An Egotistic AltruismAn analysis of one of the major themes of Ayn Rand's classic, "The Fountainhead"
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Ayn Rand's We the Living and Historical ObjectivityAn assessment of the historical accuracy of Ayn Rand's portrayal of Soviet Russia in her novel We the Living. The paper outlines truths and fallacies from the text using reliable research sources.
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Ayn Rand TodayAyn Rand is more relevant today than ever before.
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Relationship of Peter Keating and Ellsworth Toohey in Ayn Rand's The FountainheadThe relationship between Peter Keating and Ellsworth Toohey is a central element of Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead and its theme of individualism.
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Ayn Rand Had Her Heroic Howard Roark Achieve a Great Accomplishment by Circumventing the People and Government, but it was a Pyrrhic VictoryReagan, Bush 43 any and all of the GOP leaders and cartoon clowns such as Bonzo's second banana have been shafting you for generations. They will introduce phony philosophies such as Ayn Rand's to bilk you proles. They care about their cronies, not you!
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Ayn Rand: More to Her Than ObjectivismMy favorite novelist is Ayn Rand, not so much for her philosophy, but more for her prophecy. -
The 4 Top Books of Ayn RandEver wondered what else the other published other than the Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged? Check out her other top books. -
20th Century Genius Award - Ayn RandGenius is defined as someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality. Throughout history many geniuses have made a major impact on society and none more so than Ayn Rand.
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Ayn Rand: Where is She Now?Where has Ayn Rand's movement gone since her death? Has her influence diminished?
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Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand - Good? - by What Standard?My overview of the book Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.
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Why Do People Hate Ayn Rand?The best selling author Ayn Rand inspires either fervent love or hate in all who meet her. Here is the reasons behind her polarizing influence and why people hate Ayn Rand.
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An Overview of Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead"Ayn Rand's books have remained popular ever since they were first published. Amazingly, more than 50 years after they were published, they continue to rise in popularity and sales. This article will provide a brief overview of her book, The Fountainhead.
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3 Little Known Facts About Ayn RandSome very interesting facts about Ayn Rand, writer and philosopher.
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The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand: A Reader's ViewThe Fountainhead by Objectivist writer Ayn Rand is a good book - if you are an Objectivist. Others will come wanting.
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Who is Ayn Rand and Why Does She Matter?Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum, (aka Ayn Rand) is the intellectual and cultural center of the conservative party. -
The Lie of Ayn Rand Part 2 - in Her Own LifeAyn Rand was not a conservative in either her public or private life. And she was proud of it! -
Ayn Rand - My Favorite AuthorAyn Rand has been constantly used as a fuel source for the Tea Party and the face of evil by their opponents. However, she should not be taken as this polarizing figure in society without first reading and understanding the brilliance of her work.
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Ayn Rand’s WritingAyn Rand’s work is always a pleasure to read. Her stories are interesting and thought provoking. The words flow easily without any awkward moments in her writing. I would recommend her work to anyone. -
The Lie of Ayn Rand Part 1 - Politics and PhilosophyAyn Rand has mistakenly been held up as a conservative icon. It's time to uncover the lie.
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Ayn Rand's Early LifeTake a look inside Ayn Rand's early life.
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Paul Ryan's Preaching of Ayn Rand's 'Gospel' Flopping on Main StreetThe "me first" philosophy of Ayn Rand isn't selling too well on Main Street once people see just how cruel it is for public policy.
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Anthem, By: Ayn RandAyn Rand shares her philosophical views in this futuristic novella which takes place in a post apocalyptic world.
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The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand: My Favorite NovelThe Fountainhead's main character Howard Roark exemplifies Ayn Rand's obectivism philosophy. A hard working individual, who never compromised his principles, Roark transcended a society which couldn't understand the honesty of his work.
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Celebrations of the Creator-Individual in Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead" and Ludwig Van Beethoven's Ninth SymphonyThe works of Ayn Rand and Ludwig van Beethoven celebrate those creators and creations which affirm the highest possibilities open to man, and provide the intellectual fuel for audiences to pursue them. Their accomplishments celebrate the creator-individual.
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Objectivism and History in Ayn Rand's The FountainheadThe Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand, reflects the author's personal philosophy as well as historical events in the years preceding 1943.
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Overview and Analysis of Writing from the Subconscious -The Art of Fiction by Ayn RandBiography of philosopher, screenwriter, and novelist Ayn Rand, including analysis and opinions germane to Chapter One of her monograph: The Art of Fiction. Tied in are theories of Sigmund Freud and Josef Breuer.
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The Rejection of the Practical-Moral Dichotomy in Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead"In Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead", Howard Roark's ultimate triumph demonstrates a rejection of the practical-moral dichotomy and the possibilities this rejection can bring the individual creator; it shows Rand's conviction that the practical and the moral are identical.
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Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandAtlas Shrugged, one of Ayn Rand's more famous novels, is really a defense of capitalism as the best economic system.
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Ayn Rand and 'Atlas Shrugged' More Popular Than EverOne of the most popular authors of 2009 is a woman, born in Russia, famous for her philosophical novels with just the hint of melodrama as well as her somewhat quirky personality. She has been dead nearly thirty years and her name is Ayn Rand. -
The Virtue of Selflessness: An Answer to Ayn Rand's Objections to AltruismThis article defines an ethical principle of "enlightened altruism" to counter the straw man form of suicidal altruism presented by Ayn Rand in order to bolster her poorly conceived philosophy of Objectivism.
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Warning: Your Teenager May Be Reading Ayn RandEthical egoism is one of those things that can be easily sold to teenagers, like how getting a tattoo or pierced tongue is somehow rebellious. Keep them away from Ayn Rand and hopefully you'll keep them away from this dangerous pseudo-philosophy.
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A Liberal-Libertarian View of Selfishness, Ayn Rand's Character FlawObjectivist philosopher Ayn Rand, a figure now vilified and ridiculed by the left, and religious conservatives of nearly all creeds, nonetheless had some interesting ideas here and there. One of her more notorious works was The Virtue of Selfishness.
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Ayn Rand's "Anthem": The Prison of Collectivism and the EscapeG. Stolyarov II analyzes the essential elements of Ayn Rand's masterful novelette of a future society decayed into primitivism due to the tenet of man's unquestionable servitude to his "brethren."
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Ayn Rand's Followers Just Don't Get HerWhile I'm not a follower of Ayn Rand, there is undeniable clarity and beauty in her words that gives me strength and hope. Ayn Rand was a visionary and a romantic. Her modern disciples just don't get her.
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"Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn RandIn 1957, Ayn Rand published her epic novel, Atlas Shrugged, a book that seems very relevant to what is happening in the United States--a move toward socialism.
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The Ayn Rand ResurgenceOne of the more surprising figures in the current controversy over President Barack Obama's domestic tax and spending plans is a writer of Russian ancestry who has been dead for twenty seven years. Her name is Ayn Rand.
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Classic Book Review: Anthem by Ayn RandRead a review of Anthem, by Ayn Rand, that, though written well before George Orwell's 1984, is a story that is reflective of the potential political direction of our society.
