What is Ayn Rand?
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1. a anti-communist.
2. an extreme individualist.
3. a follower of objectivism.
Maritza: "You voted for Kerry? I can't be friends with a communist."
Joe: God, you don't have to get all "Ayn Rand" on me, I'm a democrat, not a Marxist.
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Mid-20th century pop-philosopher who first propounded
"A=A, oh, yes, A=A," the randroid muttered again and again, softly, obsessively, as he cut out heart-shaped pictures of Ayn Rand from a magazine for his objectivist collage showing her to be the pinnacle of human evolution.
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20th century Russian/American writer and philosopher. Founder of the philosophy of objectivism, which allows man to function freely on the conclusions of his own capacity for reason, and for his own benefit. Reality exists independant of man's wishes and one must use his mind to discover reality and act accordingly for his survival. Objectivism is Rejecting of altruism, and collectivism. Aims at a free market, laissez-faire capitalist politics, rejects religious and unsubstantiated claims of ultimate reality based on supernatural and non-scientific arguement .In essence it is a fully functioning right wing philsophy, unfettered with current american religious dogma. It is uncontradictory (except for causality vs. free will, and has been challenged by behaviorists, such as B.F. Skinner, who believe man has no free will due to the fact that AisA. The philosophy is outlined in several novels and essays, such as atlas shrugged, the virtue of selfishness, anthem, philosophy who needs it?, the fountainhead..etc.
Have you read Anthem by Ayn Rand?
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Most noted for her novel Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand was an extremely, extremely hot writer and philosopher who advocated reason, egoism, and capitalism, allegedly on the grounds that existence exists.
Ayn Rand has been admired by many, but laughed at by still more
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A writer of much inconsistency
"The necessary consequence of man's right to life is his right to self-defense. In a civilized society, force may be used only in retaliation and only against those who initiate its use. _All the reasons which make the initiation of force an evil_, make the retaliatory use of physical force a moral imperative."---Ayn Rand, Virtue of Selfishness (emphasis mine)
"Racism is the lowest, most crudely primitive form of collectivism"---Ayn Rand, Virtue of Selfishness
"Any white person who brought the element of civilization had the right to take over this continent"---Ayn Rand, 1974 West Point lecture
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Ayn Rand, a philosopher who holds that ideals can be objective, that 'rational self interest' is to never cause conflicts in interest and that all collectivism is wrong despite her advocating cooperative mutualism. Claims that Capitalism is voluntary, mutual and non-coercive and that somehow Capitalism will still be allowed to stand when government is kept to a minimum. Objectivism is an ultra-individualistic, uniform, sexist, ultra-right wing-dystopian philosophy which causes many struggles inside its members. Holds that despite being social beings, humans can achieve happiness by being purely egocentric.
Ayn Rand taught me that money is God
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Philosopher/Novelist who created the Philosopy of Objectivism. Her most Famous book was Atlas Shrugged. You can find tons of bad reviews about this book by people who dont understand it, or never bothered to touch it. Same goes for her Philosopy.
The people that criticize Ayn Rand on this site and speak out about Objectivism only make Objectivists believe in her more. Selfish,yes,Greedy you bet we are.
