description: This is Ayn Rand's challenge to the prevalent philosophical doctrines of our time and the "atmosphere of guilt, of panic, of despair, of boredom, and of all-pervasive evasion" that they create. One of the most controversial figures on the intellectual scene, Ayn Rand was the proponent of a moral philosophy - an ethic of rational self-interest - that stands in sharp opposition of the ethics of altruism and self-sacrifice. The fundamentals of this morality - "a philosophy for living on earth" - are here vibrantly set forth by the spokesman for a new class, "For the New Intellectual."
language: English
title: For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand
titlecomplete: For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand
genres: Classics, History, Philosophy, Economics, Psychology, Business, Literature, Essays, Nonfiction, Politics
ratings_count: 3265
publisher: Signet