For the New Intellectual : The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (50th Anniversary Edition)

Ayn Rand

ISBN 10: 0451163087 / ISBN 13: 9780451163080

Edité par Random House Dez 1963, 1963

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Neuware - Here is Ayn Rand's first non-fiction work-a challenge to the prevalent philosophical doctrines of our time and the 'atmosphere of guilt, of panic, of despair, of boredom, and of all-pervasive evasion' that they create. As incisive and relevant today as it was sixty years ago, this book presents the essentials of Ayn Rand's philosophy 'for those who wish to acquire an integrated view of existence.' In the title essay, she offers an analysis of Western culture, discusses the causes of its progress, its decline, its present bankruptcy, and points the road to an intellectual renaissance.One of the most controversial figures on the intellectual scene, Ayn Rand was the proponent of a moral philosophy-and ethic of rational self-interest-that stands in sharp opposition to the ethics of altruism and self-sacrifice. The fundamentals of this morality-'a philosophy for living on Earth'-are here vibrantly set forth by the spokesman for a new class, For the New Intellectual.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: For the New Intellectual : The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (50th Anniversary Edition)
• Éditeur: Random House Dez 1963
• Date de parution: 1963
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0451163087
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780451163080
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 170 L x 106 H x 20 P (en millimètres) 170 millimètres de largeur par 106 millimètres de hauteur par 20 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 114 grammes

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Here is Ayn Rand’s first non-fiction work—a challenge to the prevalent philosophical doctrines of our time and the “atmosphere of guilt, of panic, of despair, of boredom, and of all-pervasive evasion” that they create.

As incisive and relevant today as it was sixty years ago, this book presents the essentials of Ayn Rand’s philosophy “for those who wish to acquire an integrated view of existence.” In the title essay, she offers an analysis of Western culture, discusses the causes of its progress, its decline, its present bankruptcy, and points the road to an intellectual renaissance.

One of the most controversial figures on the intellectual scene, Ayn Rand was the proponent of a moral philosophy—and ethic of rational self-interest—that stands in sharp opposition to the ethics of altruism and self-sacrifice. The fundamentals of this morality—"a philosophy for living on Earth"—are here vibrantly set forth by the spokesman for a new class, For the New Intellectual.

À propos de l?auteur

Born February 2, 1905, Ayn Rand published her first novel, We the Living, in 1936. Anthem followed in 1938. It was with the publication of The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957) that she achieved her spectacular success. Rand’s unique philosophy, Objectivism, has gained a worldwide audience. The fundamentals of her philosophy are put forth in three nonfiction books, Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, The Virtues of Selfishness, and Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. They are all available in Signet editions, as is the magnificent statement of her artistic credo, The Romantic Manifesto.