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Vor einem Tag · Alice O'Connor (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum; February 2 [O.S. January 20], 1905 – March 6, 1982), better known by her pen name Ayn Rand (/ aɪ n / EYEN), was a Russian-born American author and philosopher. She is known for her fiction and for developing a philosophical system she named Objectivism. Born and educated in Russia ...
- Writer
- Leningrad State University
- 1934–1982
Vor 4 Tagen · Ayn Rand is a polarizing figure, and many factors contribute to the strong dislike some harbor for her and her philosophy. However, don’t fool yourself into thinking you choose when to confront her ideas. That decision is hers alone. Ayn Rand waits, almost smugly, knowing when your mind is ripe for upheaval, ready for the searing truth and transformation her words will unleash. You don’t ...
Vor 2 Tagen · Recommended in this podcast are Bayer’s “The Real Problem with Plagiarism,” “Why Scientific Progress in Ethics Is Frozen,” and “The Old Morality of the New Religions,” and the Ayn Rand Lexicon’s entry on “Honesty.” The podcast was recorded on May 16, 2024.
Vor 2 Tagen · Adam Smith and Ayn Rand famously addressed this question, but in fundamentally different ways. And understanding the differences in their reasoning is vital to the moral and practical defense of free societies. At LevelUp 2024, Jon Hersey will clarify these differences and show how this understanding can help you in your fight for freedom.
Vor einem Tag · Die russisch-US-amerikanische Bestsellerautorin Ayn Rand gilt als eine Vorreiterin des Libertarismus. Ihr Buch Der freie Mensch aus dem Jahr wurde auf die Frage, welches Buch das Leben von US-Amerikaner*innen am meisten verändert hat, in den Neunzigern mal auf Platz zwei gewählt – nach der Bibel. Als das Buch damals erschien, wurde es von ...
Vor einem Tag · In “Think Twice,” a posthumously published play by Ayn Rand, the characters are gathered for a birthday celebration for Walter Breckenridge, an inventor and philanthropist. 1 All the guests are connected in some way to Breckenridge. When he’s murdered, the district attorney arrives and attempts to sort out which of the guests is responsible. The trick is that almost everyone has a motive ...
One can let oneself go and spread--you know, like taking a girdle off. You don’t have to hold your stomach, your heart or your spirit up--when you feel compassion. All you have to do is look down. It’s much easier. When you look up, you get a pain in the neck. Compassion is the greatest virtue. It justifies suffering.
