Ayn Rand's Objectivism | Philosophy Tube
Rand is “Capitalism’s pet philosopher,” so let’s look at Objectivism, which she described in Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead.
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TheLitCritGuy’s Storify on Rand: http://tinyurl.com/grsm2ge
And here he compares and contrasts the popularity of Rand and Dawkins: http://tinyurl.com/z9qfr9l
Denise Cummins, “This is What Happens when You Take Ayn Rand Seriously,” http://tinyurl.com/ze7jrdj and also here for more detail on Objectivism: http://tinyurl.com/zn9my7d
Susan Brownmiller, Against Our Will (Brownmiller’s book is about rape, and the study of rape has certainly moved on since it came out – particularly her bits about animals are not thought highly of now. However, it does contain an analysis of the rape-ier bits of Rand.)
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