Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal

The foundation of capitalism are being battered by a flood of altruism, which is the cause of the modern world's collapse. This is the view of Ayn Rand, a view so radically opposed to prevailing attitudes that it constitutes a major philosophic revolution. In this series of essays, she presents her stand on the presedution of big business, the causes of war, the student rebellion, and the evils of altruism. Here is a challenging new look at modern society by one of the most provocative intellectuals on the American scene. ONE OF THE MOST REVOLUTIONARY AND POWERFUL WORKS ON CAPITALISM - AND ON POLITICS - THAT HAS EVER BEEN PUBLISHED. Professor Leonard Peikoff, Barrons Magazine. This edition includes to new articles by Ayn Rand which did not appear in the hardcover edition: "The wreckage of the Consensus" which presents the objectivist's views on Vietnam and the draft; and "Requiem for Man." an answer to the Papal encyclical Progressio Popularum. Ayn Rand is the author of Atlas Shrugged, philosophically the most challenging bestseller of its time. her first novel, We The Living, was published in 1926. With the publication of The Fountainhead in 1943 she achieved a spectacular and enduring success. Mrs. Rand's unique philosophy, objectivism, has gained a world-wide audience. The fundamentals of her philosophy are presented in three non-fiction books: For The New Intellectual, The Virtue of Selfishness, and Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. Her Broadway success, Night of January 16th, and the magnificent statement of her artistic credo, The Romantic Manifest, have recently been made available in Signet editions. Miss Rand is editor of the monthly magazine The Obectivist, which deals with the application of her philosophy to modern problems and cultural trends.'(from the back cover of this book)