62 Results for : objectivism
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The Contested Legacy of Ayn Rand: Truth and Toleration in Objectivism , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 281min
Ayn Rand's philosophical novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged made her the most controversial author of her age. Her works have drawn millions of fans and continue to sell at a breathtaking pace. Their impact on American culture runs from libertarian politics to the self-esteem movement in psychology to the rugged individualism of Silicon Valley and the Internet. Rand also launched a movement of intellectuals committed to her philosophy of Objectivism. While it has grown dramatically since Rand's death in 1982, however, the Objectivist movement has also fractured into rival camps whose differences over doctrine and strategy are compounded by competition for leadership and bitter accusations of heresy. In Truth and Toleration, philosopher David Kelley analyzes the conflicts that led him to break ranks with orthodox Objectivists and create an independent branch of the movement. Originally published in 1990 as a manifesto, this work has been revised as an analysis of the principles of intellectual collaboration - the terms on which intellectuals and activists can work together in a common cause. Going beyond the immediate issues, Kelley discusses the nature of individual responsibility for the spread of ideas and for their historical consequences. He offers a new argument for toleration based on a non-relativistic theory of truth. He describes the nature of tribalism among intellectuals, showing how the troubled legacy of Ayn Rand has followed a pattern similar to the not-so-civil wars among followers of other original and charismatic thinkers such as Marx and Freud. In a postscript for the second edition, Kelley reviews the growth in Objectivist scholarship and the influence of Rand's ideas over the past decade. Truth and Toleration is an engaging introduction to the Objectivist movement, its core ideas, and its central fissures. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott R. Smith. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/099247/bk_acx0_099247_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Everything You Need to Know About Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 133min
Includes an introduction with a short biography about Ayn Rand. Comprehensively explains Rand's philosophy, objectivism, and the plots, characters, themes, symbols, and philosophy of Rand's classic novels. Includes a bibliography for further listening. "Government 'help' to business is just as disastrous as government persecution.... The only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off." (Ayn Rand) The seminal events in Ayn Rand's life occurred when she witnessed firsthand the Bolshevik Revolution and the ultimate Communist victory as a teenager. Rand's experience with the maelstrom of this revolutionary zeal and cultural breakdown greatly contributed toward the formation of Rand's philosophy of objectivism, individualism, and antireligious ideas. During her last year of high school, she was introduced to the history of the United States and immediately decided to make America her model of what an ideal society should look like. Rand came to the United States as a young woman for a visit in 1925 and, as fate would have it, she never returned to Russia. When Rand first embarked on writing The Fountainhead, her first major literary success, she intended to deliver a book that incorporated her philosophies on 20th century society while telling a story that was less politically inclined than her initial novel, We the Living, which was set in postrevolutionary Russia and promoted her tough, unwavering stand against communism. In The Fountainhead, Rand took many of the seeds of individualism that she sowed in We the Living, enhancing and heightening them into her new book's dominant theme. The Fountainhead clearly represents Rand's disdain for and rejection of the notion of collectivism, and holds not merely individualism but also objectivism, a philosophy attributed to the writer herself, as components critical to man's ideal stat ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Clem. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/096035/bk_acx0_096035_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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A Rare Recording of Ayn Rand, Hörbuch, Digital, 9min
Ayn Rand (1905-1982) was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, and screenwriter. She is best known for her two influential novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system she called objectivism. In this public lecture, Rand criticizes altruism and mysticism as incompatible with business. Language: English. Narrator: Ayn Rand. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/live/000563/bk_live_000563_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Ayn Rand Cult , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 809min
Ayn Rand and her philosophical school, Objectivism, have had a considerable influence upon American popular culture, yet the true story of her life and work has yet to be told. In this book, Jeff Walker debunks the cult-like following that developed around the author of the classics Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead - a cult that persists even today. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Fred Filbrich. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/018517/bk_acx0_018517_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Rationalist Pragmatism
Rationalist Pragmatism ab 138.99 € als gebundene Ausgabe: A Framework for Moral Objectivism. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Wissenschaft, Philosophie,- Shop: hugendubel
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Anthem , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 109min
Through her fiction, Ayn Rand sought to popularize her self-created philosophy of Objectivism, which advocated a libertarian individualism as the ideal foundation for a healthy society and which staunchly opposed any form of authoritarian control.The classic dystopian novella, Anthem, is one of the earliest books to explore a theme which has become a standard motif in science fiction literature: the search for individualistic expression in a repressive and rigorously organized society. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dean Delp. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/mike/002956/bk_mike_002956_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Ayn Rand: The Mother of Objectivism , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 70min
Smarter in 60 minutes.Get smarter in just 60 minutes with in60Learning. Concise and elegantly written non-fiction books and audiobooks help you learn the core subject matter in 20% of the time that it takes to read a typical book. Life is short, so explore a multitude of fascinating historical, biographical, scientific, political, and financial topics in only an hour each.Ayn Rand is one of the most famous contemporary philosophers, particularly for her landmark books The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. She was the founder of Objectivist Philosophy which was largely rejected during her time but has recently enjoyed a huge surge in popularity among many political groups. Her works focused on free market capitalism and intense individual and property rights. Ironically, the woman who prized individualism above all else, and rejected all government support, rose to prominence and then ended her life surviving off of social programs. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tony Honickberg. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/150853/bk_acx0_150853_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Voice of Libertarians: The Life and Legacy of Ayn Rand , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 89min
Government 'help' to business is just as disastrous as government persecution.... The only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off. (Ayn Rand) Ayn Rand was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, to Jewish parents on February 2, 1905, as Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum, and she lived through the turbulence and transformation of early 20th-century Russia. Her first exposure to reading came after she taught herself how to read at age six, and she decided at nine years old to become a writer after a chance encounter with the books of Victor Hugo, the writer she admired most. The seminal events in the young would-be writer's life came just a few years later, when she witnessed firsthand the Bolshevik Revolution and the ultimate Communist victory as a teenager. Rand's experience with the maelstrom of this revolutionary zeal and cultural breakdown greatly contributed to the formation of Rand's philosophy of objectivism, individualism, and antireligious ideas. During her last year of high school, she was introduced to the history of the United States and immediately decided to make America her model of what an ideal society should look like. Rand came to the United States as a young woman for a visit in 1925, and, as fate would have it, she never returned to Russia. In middle age Rand continued trying to write in some capacity as a profession, but she had also formed her personal philosophy of integrating ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, politics, economics, and sexuality into what came to be called objectivism, or, as she called it, "a philosophy for living on earth". ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Clifford Edwards. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/033412/bk_acx0_033412_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Rationalist Pragmatism
Rationalist Pragmatism ab 37.99 € als epub eBook: A Framework for Moral Objectivism. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Psychologie & Psychiatrie,- Shop: hugendubel
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Active Hermeneutics
Active Hermeneutics ab 41.99 € als epub eBook: Seeking Understanding in an Age of Objectivism. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Belletristik, Erzählungen,- Shop: hugendubel
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