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I Changed Careers After Reading Atlas Shrugged

I changed careers and philosophies after reading Atlas Shrugged. I read it when I was 28 years old. At that time I was asking questions such

Apr 26, 2011
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John Davis
3 Mins
The Unity of Mind and Body

Ayn Rand rejected the dichotomy between mind and body and correlate dichotomies such as theory vs. practice, the moral vs. the practical, reason vs. emotion, and love versus lust.

Apr 13, 2011
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William Thomas
2 Mins
The Pursuit of Happiness

This program addresses Rand's conception of happiness as an end in itself, including differences in her formulations of that end...

Apr 13, 2011
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Dr. David Kelley
2 Mins
Reason vs. Anti-Reason

This audio program addresses Rand's conception of happiness as an end in itself, including differences in her formulations of that end...

Apr 13, 2011
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William Thomas
2 Mins
Trade vs. Power

This program addresses Rand's conception of happiness as an end in itself, including differences in her formulations of that end...

Apr 13, 2011
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Dr. David Kelley
2 Mins
Producers vs. Looters and Parasites

The producers in Atlas Shrugged represent the culmination of Rand's artistic goal to portray the human ideal; and their conflict with looters and parasites is the fullest statement of what she saw as an eternal conflict in human life.

Apr 12, 2011
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Dr. David Kelley
2 Mins
Atlas Shrugged Plot Synopsis

Atlas Shrugged is structured in three major parts, each of which consists of ten chapters. The parts and chapters are named, and the titles

Apr 11, 2011
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Robert James Bidinotto
12 Mins
Structural Integration in The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged

In her writings on art, Ayn Rand put great emphasis on the value of structural unity in an artwork. Holding that an important purpose of ar

Apr 7, 2011
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Kirsti Minsaas
12 Mins
Atlas Shrugged: Cast of Characters

This selective listing includes the novel's more noteworthy characters.....

Apr 5, 2011
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Robert James Bidinotto
8 Mins
A Philosophy for the 21st Century

When Atlas Shrugged was published in October of 1957, it spoke to a world that was very different from ours, on the surface at least. Dwigh

Apr 5, 2011
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Dr. David Kelley
10 Mins
Atlas Shrugged as Literature

One day in the 1940’s, a young reporter asked Ayn Rand about the new novel he heard that she was planning.

Apr 5, 2011
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Robert James Bidinotto
8 Mins
Atlas Shrugged Timeline

Scholars, students, and fans of Ayn Rand ’s masterwork, Atlas Shrugged , often find it difficult to grasp the complex details of its plot..

Apr 5, 2011
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Robert James Bidinotto
10 Mins
How I Met Ayn Rand

I sat in a corner on the sofa, thoroughly engrossed, turning the pages of Atlas Shrugged . Reading one of the most popular works of fiction

Apr 5, 2011
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Daryn Kent-Duncan
5 Mins
Exclusive World Premiere of Atlas Shrugged in Washington, D.C.!

The exclusive world premiere of Atlas Shrugged Part I will be held on April 12, 2011 in Washington, D.C. Appropriately, the venue of the

Mar 31, 2011
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Edward Hudgins
2 Mins
Book Review: On the Shoulders of a Giant

Deep within every nonfiction writer lie the seeds of a budding novelist. At least, I know that’s true for me. I’ve dabbled continually in...

Mar 29, 2011
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Robert James Bidinotto
2 Mins
Ayn Rand's Stamp on American Culture

January/February 2006 -- Although Ayn Rand was born a century ago, and although she died a generation ago, her philosophy of Objectivism is

Mar 28, 2011
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Edward Hudgins
10 Mins
Private I: The Genealogy of Heroism

September 2007 -- The tradition of heroism runs as deep as any the West possesses. And that can be a problem for individualists—especially

Mar 25, 2011
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8 Mins
Atlas Shrugs in Venezuela

A sweeping novel of ideas, Atlas depicts the frightening, near-future disintegration and collapse of civilization into chaos and anarchy...

Mar 21, 2011
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Robert James Bidinotto
5 Mins
Three Myths about Ayn Rand

Fall 2009 -- Those who have for some time followed the decades-long course of Ayn Rand’s growing cultural influence may recall a time when

Mar 18, 2011
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5 Mins
Some Points of Agreement Between Ayn Rand and Nietzsche

Kevin Hill writes: “Given Nietzsche’s elusiveness and suggestiveness, I think that trying to understand Nietzsche in terms of a list of

Mar 8, 2011
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David L. Potts
5 Mins

Promovemos o objetivismo aberto: a filosofia da razão, realização, individualismo e liberdade.