For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (50th Anniversary Edition)
| AUTHOR | Rand, Ayn; Rand, Ayn |
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Publishing Group (12/01/1963) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Mass Market Paperbound) |
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Here is Ayn Rand's first non-fiction work--a 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. As incisive and relevant today as it was sixty years ago, this book presents the essentials of Ayn Rand's philosophy "for those who wish to acquire an integrated view of existence." In the title essay, she offers an analysis of Western culture, discusses the causes of its progress, its decline, its present bankruptcy, and points the road to an intellectual renaissance. 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.
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ISBN-13:
9780451163080
ISBN-10:
0451163087
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Mass Market (Rack) Paperback)
Content Language:
English
Edition Number:
0050
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Page Count:
224
Carton Quantity:
84
Product Dimensions:
4.19 x 0.62 x 6.77 inches
Weight:
0.25 pound(s)
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Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Literary Collections | Essays
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
814.52
Library of Congress Control Number:
97133393
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Here is Ayn Rand's first non-fiction work--a 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. As incisive and relevant today as it was sixty years ago, this book presents the essentials of Ayn Rand's philosophy "for those who wish to acquire an integrated view of existence." In the title essay, she offers an analysis of Western culture, discusses the causes of its progress, its decline, its present bankruptcy, and points the road to an intellectual renaissance. 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.
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