The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. ~Proverbs 9:10

John Galt's Speech from 'Atlas Shrugged' by Ayn Rand

Posted: 2014-04-16

John Galt's Speech from 'Atlas Shrugged' by Ayn Rand

Uploaded on Feb 6, 2011

Take advantage of audible.com's special offer and start listening to Ayn Rand on your iPod or Smartphone today. Just click on the link Below.
http://www.qksrv.net/click-4370178-10...
Get your first 3 months at 50% off. Just $7.49 a month.

The theme of Atlas Shrugged, as Rand described it, is "the role of man's mind in existence". The book explores a number of philosophical themes that Rand would subsequently develop into the philosophy of Objectivism. It advocates the core tenets of Rand's philosophy of Objectivism and expresses her concept of human achievement. In doing so it expresses many facets of Rand's philosophy, such as the advocacy of reason, individualism, the market economy and the failure of government coercion.

Ayn Rand born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum, February 2 1905 -- March 6, 1982), was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism. Born and educated in Russia, Rand migrated to the United States in 1926. She worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood and had a play produced on Broadway in 1935--1936. She first achieved fame with her 1943 novel The Fountainhead. Over a decade later, she published her magnum opus, the philosophical novel Atlas Shrugged, in 1957.

Rand's political views, reflected in both her fiction and nonfiction work, emphasize individual rights (including property rights) and laissez-faire capitalism, enforced by a constitutionally limited government. She was a fierce opponent of all forms of collectivism and statism, including fascism, communism, socialism, and the welfare state, and promoted ethical egoism while rejecting the ethic of altruism. She considered reason to be the only means of acquiring knowledge and its advocacy the most important aspect of her philosophy, stating, "I am not primarily an advocate of capitalism, but of egoism; and I am not primarily an advocate of egoism, but of reason. If one recognizes the supremacy of reason and applies it consistently, all the rest follows."

Share this article on:    Facebook     Google+     Twitter

 

Enter comments below:

Your Email:
Validation Code from Graphic:
Enter these characters in the field above.


(Comments subject to review before being published.)


 

Literature Article Summary
Replies
PostedArticle TitleTotalPending
2016-01-07 'Trickle Down Theory' and 'Tax Cuts for the ... 0 0
2016-01-07 Wealth, Poverty, and Politics by Thomas Sowe... 0 0
2014-12-29 TAKE NO PRISONERS - DAVID HOROWITZ 0 0
2014-08-06 Ice Water In Hell Democracy 0 0
2014-06-18 3. Ways In and Out of the Hermeneutic Circle... 0 0
2014-06-17 2. Introduction (cont.) to Theory of Literat... 0 0
2014-06-16 1. Introduction:Theory Of Literature English... 0 0
2014-06-16 26. Reflections; Who Doesn't Hate Theory Now 0 0
2014-06-10 25. The End of Theory?; Neo-Pragmatism 0 0
2014-06-09 24. The Institutional Construction of Litera... 0 0
2014-06-06 23. Queer Theory and Gender Performativity 0 0
2014-06-05 22. Post-Colonial Criticism 0 0
2014-06-04 21. African-American Criticism 0 0
2014-06-03 20. The Classical Feminist Tradition 0 0
2014-05-28 Greenwald to publish list of U.S. citizens N... 0 0
2014-04-16 John Galt's Speech from 'Atlas Shrugged' by ... 0 0
2014-04-11 Woodrow Wilson Part 1 of 2 0 0
2014-02-22 Author Tom Wolfe discusses his latest novel,... 0 0
2014-02-17 Max Boot on guerilla warfare 0 0
2014-02-03 February 17 - 23, 2014Trevor Loudon Speaking... 0 0
2014-02-01 I Will Not Resign - An Expose Of The America... 0 0
2014-01-25 Amity Shlaes on Coolidge's life, ideas, and ... 0 0
2014-01-15 Book: Lone Survivor 0 0
2013-12-19 The Gods of the Copybook Headings 0 0
2013-12-01 GREAT BOOK! "Dismantling America" 0 0
2013-11-30 GREAT BOOK! "Intellectuals And Society" 0 0
The Latest


The Latest (cont.)


If you would like to get the latest news from EVNN,
just send an email to eastvalleynewsnetwork@gmail.com
and say "Sign me up" and you will receive
our daily news digest at your inbox.

national debt

 

 
Catching the News that others let get away...
 
- Sitemap -