Critics say that there is no other.
writer who could more readily cut through to the essence of an issue, explain it,.
resolve it, and impress the reader with the urgency that everyone understand it.
She could show how and why philosophical ideas matter, in our personal lives, in.
movie theaters, book stores and art museums, in parliament or Congress (Peikoff.
p. 2).
Rand's philosophy is presented in detail in Atlas Shrugged, Introduction to.
Objectivism Epistemology, and The Virtue of Selfishness. She once said,.
"Existence exists-- and the act of grasping that statement implies two corollary.
axiom: that something exists which once perceives and that one exists possessing.
consciousness, consciousness being the faculty of perceiving that which exits." .
According to Leonard Peikoff existence and consciousness are facts implicit in.
every perception. They are the base of all knowledge. The third saying at the base.
of knowledge is the Law of Identity. This law defines the essence of existence. It.
states that to be something, a thing is what it is, wich later leads to the fundamental priciple of all action, the law of causality. Causality states that all things are determined to nature, not by chance. Peikoff basically states that Objectivism, Rand's philosophy, and its concepts are derived from and do refer to the facts of reality (Peikoff p. 2).
Paul Deane also writes about Rand's profound philosophy, objectivism. He.
states that it has been the subject to intensive analysis and discussion. Other than.
We the Living, her plots are amorphous and loose. Also that there is endless.
repetition and that the characters are generally two-dimensional. There are close.
resemblances between personality types described by Karen Horney in The.
Neurotic Personality of Our Time (1937). Horney feels that when judgement is.
passed on individual "neurotics", in a real sense it is being passes on society at the same time. As Rand makes clear in The Fountainhead, a person may deviate from.
Ayn Rand is known to the world as an extravagant writer. ... Ayn Rand viewed objectivism as the ideal way of life for mankind. ... Ayn Rand favored personal responsibility and individualism. In Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand wrote of a man who was an objectivist. ... In the ideals of Ayn Rand's objectivism, all men value self-interest. ...
In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, the motifs light and determination repeat throughout the book to show how equality gains freedom. ... This is our home and the end of our journey (Rand 91).... We must guard our tunnel as we had never guarded it before (Rand 61).... We shall put before them the greatest gift ever offered to men (Rand 67).... In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, the motifs light and determination repeat throughout the text to show how Equality gains freedom and accomplishes his goals. ...
Ayn Rand's portrayal of a distant future is prophetic in its similarity with where today's society is heading. ... Because Rand believed so strongly in the idea that our society is in a downward spiral towards our own demise, she placed great weight in the importance of being an individual. ... These battles are exactly what Rand's portrayed future world was trying to prevent. ... Ayn Rand's, Anthem, is a glance into the horrific possibility of a future of sameness. ...
The book Anthem touches on many important subjects that Ayn Rand placed in the book to tell people about. ... Ayn Rand is also trying to incorporate that people must view things from different perspectives, but at the same time must keep their own views in mind. ... Ayn Rand tried to show people that they should stand out from the people around them and should always make sure that your freedoms aren't being overthrown from a higher authority. ... All in all, Ayn Rand's true meaning behind the book is to portray that everyone should be unique and shouldn't be controlled by an...
Ayn Rand composes Anthem in an almost lyrical fashion and the majority of the text embraces poetry more faithfully than it does prose. ... This is the message Rand wished to express in Anthem. While Rand is often criticised for her work, and how her philosophy excuses man's inhumanity to man, Ayn Rand has an incredible vision to offer - in many respects a radiantly rational one. ... In part I believe from Rand's own statements. ... This is perhaps the only real good that comes from Rand's work. ...
In "The Fountainhead," Ayn Rand indirectly states that the current American society is suffering because too many people do not actively focus the human mind in a conscious level to benefit a productive life. ... Both writers, Ayn Rand and Robert Pirsig believe that real education is not about what we learn from the collective society itself but rather integrating both practical and moral knowledge to acquire true virtue in life. ... Furthermore, both the writers, Ayn Rand and Peter Singer believe that a man must choose his or her actions, values, and goals by the standards that he o...
In the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand, the woman figure is Liberty 5-3000 and the male figure is Equality 7-2521. The novel maintains that "women are forbidden to take notice of men" (Rand 38). ... The council, who is in charge of making decisions, tries to make "all men alike" (Rand 19) and what has been engraved into their minds is that these actions which they cannot think or do are "base and evil" (Rand 17). ... They reside "beyond the City" where they rest in "the Home of the Peasants" (Rand 38). ... Equality has not been the first man, howeve...
