Apr 11, 2015 · Ayn Rand's Objectivism philosophy has always intrigued me. And it seems to still have a lot of influence over certain politicians and thought leaders. Have any philosophers taken up the …

Nov 15, 2011 · Ayn Rand isn't well liked because her work doesn't fit into the mold of what academia deems acceptable philosophy. This makes perfect sense when you understand that Ayn Rand's view …

Jun 11, 2016 · I have read Ayn Rand's Fountainhead and also working through Atlas Shrugged. What are some philosophical arguments against Objectivism? NOTE: I am NOT a philosopher.

The perception is that Ayn Rand had the type of personality that did not accept disagreement among the people she associated herself with, and this was true to an extent. One application of the term …

May 8, 2025 · Ayn Rand developed Objectivism based on Aristotelian metaphysics and logic, recognizing reality as independent of consciousness and grounded in the law of identity and the law …

Mar 18, 2015 · Ayn Rand a respected philosopher no doubt is also subject to misuse, of which religion is the most obvious example, and this where the limitations of her philosophy becomes more obvious. It …

Oct 12, 2023 · One of the key messages of Ayn Rand's book Atlas Shrugged is that you should go on strike and not share your achievements with the world since they will be used against you anyway. …

Of course, as pointed out by others, Ayn Rand's fiction is not the same as her non-fiction, so to answer the question more fully would require an analysis of her more detailed explanations of objectivism.

You (and your philosophy department) may consider Ayn Rand to be a nutcase, a crank, an idiot, incoherent or just incompetent, but none of those things preclude Ayn Rand from being a philosopher.

Oct 17, 2020 · Rand's Objectivism is really Locke's 'State of Nature' argument (SoNa) on steroids. It imagines a world in which everyone is a rational, self-sufficient individual whose relationships to …