Yasmeen wrote:Atlas Shrugged is one of my favorite books of all time, but I'll admit that the 50-page monologue at the end was horribly painful. I stuck it out, but damn... it could have been reduced to about 1/10 of its length and said all it needed to say.
So what do you think of Rand's objectivism? Are you repelled and disgusted? Do you think there's any truth in it?
Name this tune: "I've been Ayn Randed, nearly branded Communist cuz I'm left-handed." Might be tough. I think it was written before most of you were born.
Huggybone wrote:Actually, he probably just reads Ayn Rand's non fiction and is looking for a place to spout it off.
The only nonfiction I've read of Rand's is The Art of Selfishness. The words and phrases I mentioned are generic terms that have been used for quite a while in critical thinking (not critical theory, which is something different). A discussion of the terms could be found in any number of books. I've got one called Asking the Right Questions, by Browne and Keeley. It's OK, but nothing special.
