She's Back.

Hooorah

Not that she's ever been away.

"Meanwhile, sales of Ayn Rand titles have tripled since the early 1990s--in fact, more are being sold now than at any time in history."

http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2007/09/27/unsolicited-advice-aynrand-oped_meb_0928unsolicited.html

Originally posted by Wajoma
Hooorah

Not that she's ever been away.

"Meanwhile, sales of Ayn Rand titles have tripled since the early 1990s--in fact, more are being sold now than at any time in history."

http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2007/09/27/unsolicited-advice-aynrand-oped_meb_0928unsolicited.html

Originally posted by Wajoma
Hooorah

Not that she's ever been away.

"Meanwhile, sales of Ayn Rand titles have tripled since the early 1990s--in fact, more are being sold now than at any time in history."

http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2007/09/27/unsolicited-advice-aynrand-oped_meb_0928unsolicited.html

Originally posted by RSMA1234
What is the debate here ?

Originally posted by kmax87
That anyone still takes her work seriously?

Originally posted by Wajoma
Hooorah

Not that she's ever been away.

"Meanwhile, sales of Ayn Rand titles have tripled since the early 1990s--in fact, more are being sold now than at any time in history."

http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2007/09/27/unsolicited-advice-aynrand-oped_meb_0928unsolicited.html

Originally posted by trevor33
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=k-rXEQ4twCo

Originally posted by shavixmir
It's like being gang-banged by stupid people.

She's never uttered anything sensible and her whole theory is based upon the rationality of mankind.


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God damn you people are stoopid.

Originally posted by Starrman
Nonsense, her theory is based upon hoping for the rationality of mankind, something that clearly doesn't exist at the moment; we're all bloody second-handers. She's probably as despairing as you are. Despite that she's a bloody good writer and has a good deal more good to say than most.

Originally posted by spruce112358
You are saying I should re-read her? Sigh! I didn't get much out of it the first time around...

Can't you sum her up in a few sentences?

Originally posted by spruce112358
You are saying I should re-read her? Sigh! I didn't get much out of it the first time around...

Can't you sum her up in a few sentences?

Originally posted by spruce112358
You are saying I should re-read her? Sigh! I didn't get much out of it the first time around...

Can't you sum her up in a few sentences?

Shav: "She's never uttered anything sensible and her whole theory is based upon the rationality of mankind."

correction: the ability of man to be rational. It's not automatic.

Shav: God damn you people are stoopid.

This typifies the left whingers opinion of his fellow man, from this follows their philosophy of control and regulation, unfortunately the flaw being the controllers and regulators need to be their fellow men.

Is this you playing with matches and a cam Shav?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_B4pgo9Db6w

kmax: "That anyone still takes her work seriously?"

Given that the first post consists mainly of a quote stating her growing popularity I don't see that as being the debate. Some see her ideas as controversial and almost any mention of Rand here at RHP sparks something, I could have put money on Shav being the first non-comment.

kmax: "Light the cigarette, watch it burn and find a world of introspection, calmness, power and certainty overwhelm your every fibre of being."

Maybe you're getting confused with bhuddism, calmness suggests a lack of emotion, and emotion is not denied in her work, it is neccessary. But you're onto it with the recognition of reality and the confidence that comes from building a rational consistent philosopy from the groung up.

ATY: "The only thing the State should do is protect people from violence."

This is the libertarian tenant ATY, and there is some conflict between objectivists and libertarians. Libertarianism (the non-initiation of force principle) might be seen as the 'what' and objectivism the 'why'. Objectivists sometimes accuse libertarians of trying to take a short cut to freedom that may actually do more harm than good, you can't have the 'what' without the 'why'.

For spruce a very short summation in her own words:

"My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute."

http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_ayn_rand_index

Originally posted by Wajoma
Hooorah

Not that she's ever been away.

"Meanwhile, sales of Ayn Rand titles have tripled since the early 1990s--in fact, more are being sold now than at any time in history."

http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2007/09/27/unsolicited-advice-aynrand-oped_meb_0928unsolicited.html

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Little known fact: Ayn Rand authored The Secret in secret, leaving instructions that it should be let out of the box only when people were ready.