Philosophy: Who Needs It?

Who needs philosophy? Ayn Rand's answer: Everyone. This collection of essays was the last work planned by Ayn Rand before her death in 1982. In it she summarizes her view of philosophy and deals with a broad spectrum of topics. According to Rand, the choice we make is not whether to have a philosophy but which one to have: a rational, conscious, and therefore practical one, or a contradictory, unidentified, and ultimately lethal one.  Written with all the clarity and eloquence that have placed Ayn Rand's Objectivist philosophy in the mainstream of American thought, these essays address such basic issues as education, morality, censorship, and inflation to prove that philosophy is the fundamental force in all our lives.

Literature & Fiction

RAND, AYN

RAND, Ann

United States

MacMillan Publishing Company

The Fountainhead

The story of a gifted architect, his struggle against conventional standards, and his violent love affair

Bobbs-Merrill / Macmillan

Literary

Penguin

We the Living

Penguin Classics; edition (2010-07-01)

Classics

Penguin Canada

Atlas Shrugged

1957 reprint. Two volume set with beige leatherette spines and blue paper covered boards. Red and gold spine titling.

Contemporary

Random House]

Excerpts from four novels by the contemporary writer provide insights into the essence of her philosophy

For The New Intellectual

History

A Communist, a young student, and an aristocrat become involved in a battle for individualism in Russia during the twenties

Out of this World

Roc+

Signet

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