Who the heck is Ayn Rand?

[tenofspades]

I had loosely come across Ayn Rand and always thought she was just an overly logical nutcase.

But it turns out she's come some got some quite notable quotes: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/search?utf8=✓&q=ayn+rand&commit=Search

(may this thread be kind of devoted to philosophers and philosopher books maybe?)

 

[randal]

*shrugs*

 

[nst68]

*shrugs*

 

[ethan]

I'm only brifly acquainted with the works of Ayan rand but her beliefs can be summarised as:

• 1) Reality is an objective absolute. Facts trump man's feelings, wishes, hopes, and fears.
• 2) Reason is the only way to perceive reality and the sole knowledge source. It is man's only guide to action and means to survival.
• 3) Every man exists for his own sake. Pursuit of his own rational self-interest and his own happiness is his life's moral purpose.
• 4) The ideal political-economic system is laissez-faire capitalism exercised through Conservatism.

I think I have a copy of Atlas shrugged lying around somewhere which is about about free will and letting others act rationally selfish -so you can see how it would appeal to modern day Conservatism.

 

[Freakbro]

A Libertarian icon.

Hence they are bat**** crazy.