About this title: The fundamentals of the author's philosophy, namely Objectivism, are set out in three of her other books: "For the New Intellectual", "The Virtue of Selfishness" and "Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal".
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Signet
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780451138934ISBN:0451138937
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Signet Books
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780451138934ISBN:0451138937
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"For me not as enjoyable as The Virtue of Selfishness. For some reason the ideas tended to sail off into left field in this one. I don't know if that has anything to do with when they were written. While clearly written this one just didn't get my attention."
"Haven't read all of it but it definately make you think if you don't consciously formulate your personal philosophy you will live a life with a mongrel philosophy bestowed upon you by others."
"Easily the worst book I have read thus for by Rand. I grew respect for Rand after reading "The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution." I found the "The New Left" to be enlightening as to why modern academia is an irrational and corrosive bad joke. Sadly, "The New Left" is the only book I can recommend by Rand that I completely agree with. Rand seemed to have a pathological hatred of Emmanuel Kant that gets old very quick. I was also offended to see Rand insulted Friedrich Nietzsche in her book "The Virtue of Selfishness." Come on Ayn, did you really think you could compare with a philosopher such as Nietzsche?!?
"Philosophy: Who Needs It" claims to be a book that is used to help people find what philosophy they should follow. I found the book to be Ayn Rand's infamous preaching on overload. Of course, Rand spends a good part of the book criticizing Kant among other thing. I just couldn't handle all the ranting in this one and had to put the book down after only making it 3/4 through. Maybe I should read more of Rand's novels?
I find Anton LaVey's selfish Church of Satan philosophies (which were inspired by Rand) to be much more interesting than Ayn Rand's philosophies. Plus LaVey had a better eye for aesthetics than Rand. One also can't help but forget that LaVey had a grand sense of humor which Rand was sorely lacking."
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