Mankind has entered a new Dark Age in this dystopian future imagined by Ayn Rand. The stark horror of a civilization destroyed by envy remains as relevant and arresting today as it did eight decades ago. In this adaptation, award-winning artist Dan Parsons teams up with Jennifer Grossman of The Atlas Society to introduce the story to a new generation with a provocative, graphic presentation that captures the imagination and invites readers on a journey of self-discovery.

ANTHEM: The Graphic Novel

Comics & Graphic Novels

Society, The Atlas

Grossman, Jennifer

Parsons, Daniel

Graphic Novels

Atlas Society, The

Contemporary views of business ethics often show businessmen and women in a bad light. Egoism, profits, and competition are branded as immoral, while social consciousness is praised. The Atlas Society’s Senior Scholar Stephen Hicks, Ph.D. disagrees with this point of view. “Most contemporary business ethics does business a disservice. Worse than that, its proposed cures are plagued with unintended consequences that are often much worse than the problems it is attempting to solve.”Hicks defends the egoism that drives successful business people and the morality of free-market capitalism.

Ayn Rand and Business Ethics

Politics & Social Sciences

Hicks, Stephen

Philosophy

Ayn Rand’s revolution in ethics was to present self-interest as a moral good. But revolutions are fiercely resisted by those proponents of the pre-existing order. Her elevation of selfishness as a virtue is often misunderstood as a ruthless pursuit of one’s own interests at the expense of others. In fact, Ayn Rand viewed benevolence as a positive good, as argued in Unrugged Individualism: The Selfish Basis of Benevolence (1996; rev. 2003), by David Kelley, Ph.D. “Benevolence means goodwill toward others,” Kelley explains. Further, "It is a positive attitude toward people in general. A desire for their wellbeing and for peaceful, cooperative relationships with them. It is contrasted with hostility, malice, envy or other forms of malevolence. It includes such traits as kindness, generosity, sympathy, charity and tolerance as elements." In Ayn Rand and Altruism, George H. Smith also calls attention to benevolence in Rand’s thinking. Indeed, Smith defends Rand’s rejection of altruism by contrasting it to benevolence. In this series of essays, originally published in Libertarianism.org, and republished by The Atlas Society with permission of the author, Smith begins by establishing that Rand’s definition of altruism–“The placing of others above self, of their interests above one’s own,”–is identical to the definition of altruism originated by Auguste Comte. The 19th-century French philosopher considered altruism the basis of morality. Rand considered altruism morality’s antithesis. Smith explains: "Rand’s analyses of altruism—including her claims about its moral, social, and political implications—are a virtual negative image of Comte’s defense of altruism. Thus, however much critics may dismiss Rand’s attacks on altruism as unjustified, her treatment of altruism, as discussed and defended by the man who originated the term and who defended altruism in more detail than any other philosopher, before or since, was remarkably on point."Smith emphasizes that Rand objected to altruism on the grounds that it is a duty. Benevolence is voluntary. The distinction has serious political consequences. Altruism becomes the moral basis of collectivism. It can be used malevolently to force individuals to sacrifice themselves. Smith’s analysis echoes that of Atlas Society Senior Scholar Stephen Hicks, Ph.D. In “Ellsworth Toohey’s Five Strategies of Altruism,” for example, Hicks argues that altruism, at best, is “a policy of collectivism.” At its extreme, Smith and Hicks agree that altruism “is about achieving power in order to rule,” and, worse, “getting power as a means purely to destroy.” Like Kelley and Hicks, Smith refutes the absurd claim that Ayn Rand, in rejecting altruism, advocated a cruel disregard for the wellbeing of others. Smith asserts that it is categorically incorrect to consider Ayn Rand someone who “defended ‘selfishness’ in the vulgar sense, according to which an egoist should show no concern for the welfare of others.” Indeed, Smith concludes after a sweeping and methodical examination of Rand’s position, “That was not her point at all.”

Ayn Rand and Altruism

Smith, George

Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged is as relevant today as when she published the bestselling novel in 1957. The Pocket Guide to Atlas Shrugged, by The Atlas Society, is a thorough, quick, and easy-to-use readers’ tool for fans and first-time readers alike. The Pocket Guide contains essential biographical information about Ayn Rand, a complete plot synopsis of Atlas Shrugged, and an alphabetical guide to the novel’s cast of characters. Whether you are reading Atlas Shrugged for the first time or the fifteenth, the Pocket Guide will help you stay abreast of all the twists and turns in Rand’s epic portrayal of creators on strike.

Pocket Guide to Atlas Shrugged

Bidinotto, Robert James

Kelley,David

Literature & Fiction

Atlas Society Press

The Atlas Society’s Pocket Guide to Terms is a glossary of 42 terms defined from an Objectivist perspective. Included are terms familiar to readers of Ayn Rand, such as “egoism,” integrity,” “individualism,” and “sacrifice,” as well as terms deserving wider acceptance. “Benevolence,” for example, which is defined as “a commitment to achieving the values derivable from life with other people in society, treating them as potential trading partners, recognizing their humanity, independence, and individuality, and the harmony between their interests and ours.” And “gratitude”––“a state of appreciation of what is good in one’s life and the values received from others.” The Pocket Guide to Terms is an accessible, quick reference for anyone who wants to think about, and discuss, important philosophical and psychological concepts.

Pocket Guide to Terms

Kelley Ph.D., David

Volkov, Andrei

La Rebelión de Atlas de Ayn Rand es tan relevante hoy como cuando la autora publicó su novela mejor vendida en 1957. La Guía de Bolsillo de La Rebelión de Atlas producida por The Atlas Society es, de principio a fin, una herramienta rápida y fácil de usar tanto por seguidores como por aquellos que leen la novela por primera vez. La Guía de Bolsillo contiene información bibliográfica esencial sobre Ayn Rand, una sinopsis completa de la trama de La Rebelión de Atlas y una guía alfabética de los personajes de la novela. Sin importar que ésta sea tu primera o enésima vez leyendo La Rebelión de Atlas, La Guía de Bolsillo te ayudará a mantenerte al tanto de todos los giros y vueltas de la representación épica de los empresarios en huelga a los que le da vida Rand.

Guía de Bolsillo de La Rebelión de Atlas (Spanish Edition)

Genre Fiction

The Atlas Society Press

Aprende los pilares básicos de la filosofía de Ayn Rand en cualquier formato de libro electrónico de fácil acceso. Esta guía es una forma simple y digerible de repasar los conceptos básicos del Objetivismo, y encontrar maneras de aplicar sus principios para construir una mejor vida.

Guía de Bolsillo del Objetivismo (Spanish Edition)

The Atlas Society

The Fountainhead is the story of Howard Roark, a brilliant architect who stands alone against the hostility of conventional architects and a society that prizes conformity over innovation. The theme, in Ayn Rand’s words, is “individualism versus collectivism, not in politics, but in man's soul.” The theme is embodied in Roark’s conflicts with a socialist who schemes to destroy him; a media magnate whose trashy newspaper plays to the masses but, despite himself, becomes Roark’s closest friend; and a beautiful woman who loves Roark but works to undermine him. In the course of the novel, Roark’s interactions with these and other characters bring out the true nature of independence and of man’s creative potential.\nThe Pocket Guide to The Fountainhead, by The Atlas Society, is a thorough, quick, and easy-to-use readers’ tool for fans and first-time readers alike. It includes a complete plot synopsis of the novel and an alphabetical guide to the novel’s cast of characters. Whether you are reading the novel for the first time or the fifteenth, this Pocket Guide will help you stay abreast of all the twists and turns in Rand’s epic portrayal of creators on strike.

Pocket Guide to The Fountainhead

Donway, Walter

Pocket Guide to Socialism

Tracinski, Robert

Pocket Guide to Ayn Rand

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