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The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

The Philosophy of Ayn Rand. The Ideal is Oneself. “Why does it become sacred by the mere fact of not being your own? Why is anyone and everyone right--so long as it’s not yourself?”. Purpose. “I don’t intend to build in order to have clients. I intend to have clients in order to build.”.

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The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

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  1. The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

  2. The Ideal is Oneself • “Why does it become sacred by the mere fact of not being your own? Why is anyone and everyone right--so long as it’s not yourself?”

  3. Purpose • “I don’t intend to build in order to have clients. I intend to have clients in order to build.”

  4. Ends and Means • “Man--every man--is an end in himself, not the means to the ends of others.”

  5. “My Philosophy… • is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.”

  6. Atlas Shrugged • This novel is usually thought of as Rand’s most extensive treatment of Objectivism in any of her works of fiction.

  7. Gender Roles • “Rand thought that the differences in the physiology of men and women led to the fundamental psychological differences that were the source of gender roles.”

  8. A Philosophy of Freedom • Rand defended the right of business to discriminate due to her belief that individual rights were more important than civil rights.

  9. The Irrationality of Racism • Rand thought racism was irrational “and was best fought by private rather than public means, such as through economic boycott and social ostracism.”

  10. Summary • Probably the best thing I can conclude about Ayn Rand is that she has made me think! Any time someone gets us to question our assumptions they have done us a favor.

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