THE AGE OF RAND: IMAGINING AN OBJECTIVIST FUTURE WORLD - Couverture souple

Cookinham, Frederick

 
9780595351534: THE AGE OF RAND: IMAGINING AN OBJECTIVIST FUTURE WORLD
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595351530 ISBN 13 : 9780595351534
Editeur : iUniverse, 2005

Synopsis

Do I think that Objectivism will be the philosophy of the future? I would say yes, but -Ayn Rand to Playboy Magazine, 1964."My views will probably be the norm in the future, but not right now."-Ayn Rand to Johnny Carson, 1967.Will they? The Age of Rand describes what Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism, will mean in practice-for good and ill. Rand expressed her controversial ideas in her best-selling novels, Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. Every year, more commentators debate those ideas, often heatedly.Frederick Cookinham asks questions no author has asked before:Would Objectivists destroy the environment in favor of rampant development?Why will Objectivist civilization be built on the oceans and in space?Is Objectivism a "Nietzschean Superman" philosophy?Ayn Rand often said, "Check your premises, and watch your implications!" Explore, in The Age of Rand, the astounding implications of this fast-growing and provocative new system of ideas. Some philosophy will dominate this new century-be prepared if it turns out to be Ayn Rand's."Frederick Cookinham has written something of great worth to thousands who have been affected by Rand's work."-Andrea Millen Rich, Laissez Faire Books.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Do I think that Objectivism will be the philosophy of the future? I would say yes, but -Ayn Rand to Playboy Magazine, 1964."My views will probably be the norm in the future, but not right now."-Ayn Rand to Johnny Carson, 1967.Will they? The Age of Rand describes what Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism, will mean in practice-for good and ill. Rand expressed her controversial ideas in her best-selling novels, Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. Every year, more commentators debate those ideas, often heatedly.Frederick Cookinham asks questions no author has asked before:Would Objectivists destroy the environment in favor of rampant development?Why will Objectivist civilization be built on the oceans and in space?Is Objectivism a "Nietzschean Superman" philosophy?Ayn Rand often said, "Check your premises, and watch your implications!" Explore, in The Age of Rand, the astounding implications of this fast-growing and provocative new system of ideas. Some philosophy will dominate this new century-be prepared if it turns out to be Ayn Rand's."Frederick Cookinham has written something of great worth to thousands who have been affected by Rand's work."-Andrea Millen Rich, Laissez Faire Books.

Biographie de l'auteur

Frederick Cookinham, 51, offers a series of walking tours called Ayn Rand?s New York. He has been observing the Objectivist and libertarian movements for thirty-seven years, and has written for several movement magazines. He lives in Queens, New York with his wife, Belen. Visit his website, www.centurywalkingtours.com for more information.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595351530
ISBN 13 
9780595351534
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
488
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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