Objectivism in One Lesson

Informationen zum Autor By Andrew Bernstein Klappentext For the millions of readers who love Ayn Rand's novels and who seek to understand her revolutionary philosophy of Objectivism, there has not been available a simple and concise introduction to her thought. Objectivism in One Lesson is that book. Zusammenfassung For the millions of readers who love Ayn Rand's novels and who seek to understand her revolutionary philosophy of Objectivism! there has not been available a simple and concise introduction to her thought. Objectivism in One Lesson is that book.

Autorentext

By Andrew Bernstein

Klappentext

For the millions of readers who love Ayn Rand's novels and who seek to understand her revolutionary philosophy of Objectivism, there has not been available a simple and concise introduction to her thought. Objectivism in One Lesson is that book.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 1: Why Philosophy? Chapter 3 2: Values as the Meaning of Life Chapter 4 3: Egoism vs. Cynical Exploitativeness Chapter 5 4: Rationality as the Fundamental Means of Achieving Values: The First Semester of the Lesson Chapter 6 5: The Universe as and Intelligible Natural System Chapter 7 6: Objectivity as the Method of Rational Cognition Chapter 8 7: Man the Hero Chapter 9 8: The Nature of the Good Chapter 10 9: Virtue as a Requirement of Survival Chapter 11 10: The Moral and the Practical Chapter 12 11: Individual Rights as a Necessity of Human Life Chapter 13 12: Capitalism as the System Embodying Rational Philosophical Principles Chapter 14 Epilogue: The Lesson of Objectivism Re-Stated