Ayn Rand
By: Mimi R. Gladstein.
Series: Major conservative and libertarian thinkers -- v. 10
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780826445131
Subjects: Rand, Ayn -- Political and social views; Libertarianism; Capitalism -- Philosophy; Philosophy in literature
Description: "The novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand was one of the most influential 20th century advocates of free market capitalism. Her work inspired Objectivism, a philosophical movement and former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan cited Rand as a formative intellectual influence. In this outstanding volume, Mimi Gladstein details Rand's belief in the moral supremacy of individualism over collectivism, highlighting her contribution to libertarian thought."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The life; title: An exposition of Rand's ideas; title: Reception and influence of Rand's work; title: Contemporary relevance.