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Anthem

by Ayn Rand. Anthem. Utopia : Political or social perfection Dystopia : A society characterized by human misery: oppression, disease, and overcrowding. Perfection?. Anthem.

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Anthem

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  1. by Ayn Rand Anthem

  2. Utopia: Political or social perfection Dystopia: A society characterized by human misery: oppression, disease, and overcrowding Perfection?

  3. Anthem

  4. the belief that the moral purpose for one’s life is the pursuit of one’s own happiness; full respect for individual’s rights • Id: instinct (the instinctual, pleasure seeking part of the mind • Superego: moral (the part of the mind that represses the id’s impulses) • Ego: realistic (the part of the mind that controls but does not repress the id’s impulses) • Constitutes the essential identity of a human being. The “I” or self of any person. Objectivisim:

  5. One’s identity as a human comes from the membership of one or more groups. • The primary recipient of one’s labor should be this group rather than yourself. Collectivism

  6. Government owns major means of production Can still have small businesses Marxist theory, transitional phase between capitalism and communism Socialism

  7. Everything is run by the government No small businesses No competition The idea that everyone brings everyone up There has never been a pure communist society except for nuns/monestaries Communism

  8. Private ownership More freedoms & competition capitalism

  9. To protect from outside invasion To protect from inside invasion To protect the people from the government Government is necessary for 3 reasons

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