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Ayn Rand's Philosophy (Non-Fiction)
Philosophy Who Needs It: a collection of essays by Ayn Rand and others on the importance of philosophy, covering a broad spectrum of topics. "According to Miss Rand, the choice we make is not whether to have a philosophy, but which one to have: rational, conscious and therefore practical; or contradictory, unidentified and ultimately lethal." This was the first philosophy book I read with which I disagreed - but could not refute; which was philosophy as "it can and ought to be."
The Virtue of Selfishness: a collection of essays by Ayn Rand and others that "sets forth the moral principles of Objectivism, the philosophy that holds man's life - the life proper to a rational being - as the standard of moral values and regards altruism as incompatible with man's nature, with the creative requirements of his survival, and with a free society."
Capitalism the Unknown Ideal is a collection of essays by Ayn Rand and others on the virtues of capitalism, with the intent to redress the problem that "capitalism is still an unknown ideal, threatened with destruction without a hearing, without any public knowledge of its principles, its nature, its history or its moral meaning."
For The New Intellectual "presents the essentials of Ayn Rand's philosophy for those who wish to acquire an integrated view of existence." Includes a title essay and excerpts from Rand's fiction.
Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology is a nonfiction, philosophical work in which Ayn Rand develops her theory of concepts as neither subjective nor intrinsic, but objective and based on reality. Includes workshop discussions.
The Voice of Reason: essays in Objectivist thought by Ayn Rand and others, grouped broadly into philosophy, culture and politics.
Return of the Primitive is an expanded re-issuing of Rand's The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution, a "call to youth to reject the tribal irrationality of the Left and grasp the need of a philosophical revolution founded on the supremacy of reason, with individualism, self-interest, science, technology and progress as its consequences.
The Art of Fiction: Ayn Rand on how to write fiction. Learn from a master of the medium!
The Art of Nonfiction: Ayn Rand on how to write nonfiction.
The Romantic Manifesto presents Ayn Rand's theory of the nature and function of Art: a rational aesthetics.
The Ayn Rand Reader contains passages from her novels followed by elaboration of the related philosophical issues. Ideal for people new to Rand's ideas.
Why Businessmen Need Philosophy contains essays by Ayn Rand and others on the theme that "certain philosophic ideas, such as reason, egoism and individualism, are needed to defend and protect the freedom of businessmen, while the opposite ideas, such as mysticism, altruism and collectivism destroy that freedom."
Journals of Ayn Rand is a collection of Ayn Rand's exploratory thoughts from the 1920s to the 1960s.
Letters of Ayn Rand reveals the 'personal' Ayn Rand in a collection of her letters written to a wide array of people, from artists to movie stars to politicians.
The Ominous Parallels by Ayn Rand's intellectual heir Leonard Peikoff shows the disturbing similarities between the philosophical trends that led to Nazi Germany and the philosophical thought that dominates Western democracies today.
Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand is a formal, logically arranged explanation of Objectivism, written by Rand's intellectual heir Leonard Peikoff. Ideal for anyone who really wants to understand her philosophy.
The Objectivism Research CD-ROM gathers all Rand's writings onto a CD-ROM (currently Windows only). Ideal for students of Ayn Rand and Objectivism.
The Ayn Rand Lexicon is a topically arranged collection of Objectivist thought on a wide range of topics. Ideal for students of Objectivism looking for answers to particular questions.
On Ayn Rand is a brief text the summarises the essentials of Objectivism as well as providing some biographical details. Especially useful for students but handy for anyone new to her philosophy who wants a simple but accurate "dipping the toe in the water".