A companion to Ayn Rand / edited by Allan Gotthelf and Gregory Salmieri.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gotthelf, Allan, 1942-2013, editor.

Salmieri, Gregory, editor.

Series:

Blackwell companions to philosophy ; 61.

Blackwell Companions to Philosophy ; 61.

THEi Wiley ebooks.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy in literature.

Women and literature--United States--History--20th century.

Women and literature.

Rand, Ayn--Criticism and interpretation.

Rand, Ayn.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (716 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2016.

System Details:

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Summary:

The first volume to offer a comprehensive scholarly treatment of Rand's entire corpus (including her novels, her philosophical essays, and her analysis of the events of her times), this Companion provides vital orientation and context for scholars and educated readers grappling with a controversial and understudied thinker whose enduring influence on American (and world) culture is increasingly recognized. * The first publication to provide an in-depth scholarly treatment ranging over the whole of Rand's corpus * Provides informed contextual analysis for scholars in a variety of disciplines * Presents original research on unpublished material and drafts from the Rand archives in California * Features insightful and fair-minded interpretations of Rand's controversial positions

Contents:

Series; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgments; A Note on Abbreviations and References; Part I Context; 1 An Introduction to the Study of Ayn Rand; Taking Rand Seriously; Some Challenging Features of Rand's Ideas and Writings; Rand's Works and Related Sources; Organization of the Companion; Notes; References; 2 The Life of Ayn Rand: Writing, Reading, and Related Life Events; Leaving Russia (1905-1926); Early Career as an American Writer (1926-1936); The Fountainhead: The Creation of Her First Ideal Man (1936-1943)

Atlas Shrugged: The Mind on Strike (1943-1957)Objectivism: A Philosophy for Living on Earth (1957-1982); Appendix: Concerning Biographical Sources; Notes; References; Part II Ethics and Human Nature; 3 The Act of Valuing (and the Objectivity of Values); Living and Valuing in The Little Street and We the Living; The Fountainhead on the Activity of Valuing; The Fountainhead on Work as the Meaning of Life; The Choice to Live and the Objectivity of Values in Atlas Shrugged and Later Works; Acknowledgment; Notes; References; 4 The Morality of Life; A New Concept of Morality

Why Man Needs a Code of ValuesMan's Life as the Standard of Value; The Value of Reason and the Virtue of Rationality; Purpose and Productiveness; Self-Esteem and Pride; The Range of Life-Sustaining Values; The Selfishness of Virtue; Independence, Integrity, Honesty, and Justice as Aspects of Rationality; Morality and Heroism; Notes; References; 5 A Being of Self-Made Soul; Free Will; The Primary Choice and an Individual's Social Environment; Reason and Emotion; Self-Esteem; Sense of Life; Psycho-Epistemology; Conclusion; Acknowledgment; Notes; References; 6 Egoism and Altruism

Situating Rand's EgoismAltruism: The Morality of Self-Sacrifice; Rand's Objections to Altruism; Rand's Reclamation of "Selfishness"; Acknowledgment; Notes; References; Part III Society; 7 "A Human Society"; Man as an End in Himself; The Question of Conflicts of Interest; Individual Rights; A "Society of Traders"; Notes; References; 8 Political Theory; The Nature and Need of Government; Proper Functions of Government; Capitalism and Property; Intellectual Property; Conclusion; Notes; References; 9 Objective Law; Rand's Condemnation of Non-Objective Law; The Nature and Need of Objective Law

Rand vis-à-vis Traditional DebatesConclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 10 "A Free Mind and a Free Market Are Corollaries"; Preliminaries: Knowledge, Values, and Man's Life; The Free Market: Rule by Producers; Statist Economies: The Destruction of Producers; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; Part IV The Foundations of Objectivism; 11 Objectivist Metaphysics; The Axioms of Existence and Identity; The Epistemological Basis and Function of the Axioms; Entities; Causality; Consciousness; The Primacy of Existence; Free Will

The Distinction Between the Metaphysically Given and the Man-Made

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 13, 2016).

ISBN:

9781118324943

1118324943

9781118324912

1118324919

OCLC:

935681378