Monday, May 13, 2013

An Introduction to Author and Philosopher Ayn Rand



Ayn Rand was a Russian-born American author whose works and writings elaborated upon an original philosophy reflected in her literary manifestations. With The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged as her two most recognizable works, Ayn Rand had left behind a legacy represented in her philosophy known as Objectivism. Within the core of her literature, Rand stressed the importance of man’s inner sense of ego and selfishness as his primary means for his overall worth and value. Throughout her subsequent writings, Ayn Rand advocated the principals of rational egoism, and came to identify with a free-market ideology for the economy in virtual opposition to any derivation of collectivism including socialism and communism. Her legacy has created a large platform of respect as a highly popular as well as controversial author. Her writings and works were confined and centralized within a non-profit organization known as the Ayn Rand Institute (ARI) founded by Canadian-American philosopher Leonard Peikoff, the legal heir to her estate.  

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