Title: Journals of Ayn Rand
Author: Ayn Rand; Leonard Peikoff; David Harriman
Language: English
Publisher: Plume
ISBN: 9780452278875
Extension: EPUB
Size: 1 MB
Subjects: General, United States, Essays, Women, Historical, Autobiography, Biography & Autobiography, Biography, American, Literary, 20th Century, Philosophy, Novelists, Biography: General, Literary Collections, Women novelists, Women authors, Diaries, American - 20th century, Epistemology, Philosophers, Objectivism (Philosophy), Rand, Ayn, Philosophers - United States, Novelists; American - 20th century, Rand; Ayn, Women philosophers, Women authors; American - 20th century, Women novelists; American
From Library Journal
Rand (1905-82), the controversial author and founder of Objectivism (the philosophy of rational self-interest), continues to have a loyal following. This current work consists of her previously unpublished working notes (1927-60s). It is not a personal memoir (an authorized biography is forthcoming) but a glimpse into the evolution of Rand's thought processes and writing over four decades. Over half the book, arranged chronologically, is devoted to the composition of Rand's most important novels, Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. Harriman (a Ph.D. candidate in philosophy, Claremont Graduate Sch.) carefully considers plot, theme, dialog, character development, etc., and provides succinct annotations that are bracketed within Rand's text. A companion to the Letters of Ayn Rand (Dutton, 1995), this is recommended for larger literature, philosophy, and political science collections, as well as any library with patrons interested in Rand.?Janice E. Braun, Mills Coll., Oakland, Cal.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Kirkus Reviews
Both those inspired and those irritated by Rand's radical individualism will find support for their response in her journals. Sympathetic readers will enjoy sketches of unfinished projects, philosophical fragments, essays and testimony about communists in Hollywood, and extensive notes for her two major novels. Harriman's (Philosophy/Claremont Graduate School) sycophantic but helpful comments guide the reader through the unpublished material of an unwavering proponent of individualism and capitalism who is not afraid to condemn altruism or dismiss democratic authority with scorn. Indeed, the ease with which she labels most people
with a set of ideas'' and then studied
in real life'' and acceptance of a flawed concept such as charity results when we depart
the kind of world I want.'' Even when recognizing that her idealization of the defendant in an actual criminal trial was probably inaccurate, she claimed that it
he could be, and that's enough.'' This volume reveals not only how strong conclusions can flow from trumping fact with fiction, but also why Rand seemed to be living on another planet. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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