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Ayn Rand Essays and Term Papers
Ayn Rand: Human ExistenceAyn Rand contributed many things to the philosophical world, based on her philosophy of Objectivism. Objectivism is the idea that rational self-interest should be the basis of action and that self-fulfillment is an individual’s moral responsibility, with productive achievement the noblest ...
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Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead"Imagine power as a form of free flowing energy, a source found within every one
and for each individual. Assume that to gain power, one has to tap this
resevoir of immense proportions and relish upon the rich harvest to their hearts
desires. Consequently, when there is such a dealing of ...
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Objectivism And The Work Of Ayn RandObjectivism is a philosophy which developed around a woman named Ayn Rand
in the 50s and 60s. She came to the country from Russia in the 1920s and
worked in Hollywood as an extra in pictures and as a writer. Her most
famous books are actually works of fiction, WE THE LIVING, THE
FOUNTAINHEAD, ...
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Ayn Rand's Anthem: ThemesTheme, considerably the most important part of a novel, is the author's tool to convey her ideas and message. Ayn Rand fills her novel, Anthem, with many themes commenting on societal problems. She observes many trends towards collectivism, which stifles individual thought and action. A major ...
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Rand's "Anthem"Anthem, a science fiction novel, deals with a future primitive society in
which the forbidden word "I", which is punishable, has been replaced by "We".
Anthem's theme seems to be about the meaning and glory of man's ego. In this
novel, Rand shows that the individualism needed for building a ...
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Rand's "Anthem"Anthem, a science fiction novel, deals with a future primitive society
in which the forbidden word "I", which is punishable, has been replaced by
"We". Anthem's theme seems to be about the meaning and glory of man's ego.
In this novel, Rand shows that the individualism needed for building ...
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The Philosophical FoundationsOF HEROISM
Every rational person, growing up, had his favorite childhood heroes. Maybe it was a John Wayne character in a Western action movie, leading the cavalry over the hill in a last charge against vicious bandits or marauding Indians. Maybe it was a swashbuckling swordsman who, ever loyal ...
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The Fountainhead: Howard Roark And ObjectivismIn the novel The Fountianhead, Ayn Rand uses the main character, Howard
Roark, to express her daringly original philosophy--Objectivism. Like
Rousseau's "Natural Man" in The Social Contract, Ayn Rand presents Howard as a
man, as man should be-- strong-willed, self-sufficient , self-confident, ...
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Anthemis a story of man’s struggle to be free and to fight the masses of conformity. It tells of human nature and the want to gain all the knowledge that one could possibly attain. Man loses his safe haven and his security when he lets this lust for knowledge overpower him and lets it be seen ...
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Biting The AppleIn the introduction to Anthem, Leonard Peikoff states, "She was claiming for man and his ego the sacred respect that is actually due not to Heaven, but ot life on earth. An anthem to the ego is blasphemy to the pious, because it implies that reverence pertains not to God, but to man, and above ...
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Simpsons 4The American animation The Simpsons is now in its 10th season as a show in its own right. It was created by Matt Groening as shorts for the Tracy Ullman Show and was bought by the Fox Network, which began screening it as half-hour shows in 1989. Initially its success was restricted to the 9-16 ...
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AnthemIn the novel , Ayn Rand writes about the future dark ages. takes place in city of a technologically backwards collectivist society, where mankind is born in the home of the infants and dies in the home of the useless. Just imagine, being born in to a life of slavery having no freedom, no way self ...
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Anthem 2In the novel Anthem, Ayn Rand writes about the future dark ages. Anthem takes place in city of a technologically backwards collectivist society, where mankind is born in the home of the infants and dies in the home of the useless. Just imagine, being born in to a life of slavery having no freedom, ...
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AltruismAltruism
Ayn Rand states that in order for a civilization to survive, men have to reject the morality of altruism. When in reality isn't altruism embedded in the lives of all? Altruism is an act of kindness in which the doer does not benefit in any way. So wouldn't implications arise in a world ...
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Multiculturalism and MigrationThis paper on Migration focuses on terms such as Multiculturalism and Assimilation which arise as a result of cultural interaction during migration. This paper aims to highlight the meaning of these terms and determine whether they contradict one another or not. This paper also emphasizes how ...
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Anthem EssayTheme, considerably the most important part of a novel, is the author's tool to convey her ideas and message. Ayn Rand fills her novel, Anthem, with many themes commenting on societal problems. She observes many trends towards collectivism, which stifles individual thought and action. A major ...
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Descartes And The Existence OfUpon cursory examination, one might assume that Rene Descartes is a “non-believer” in the existence of a heavenly being, a God that presides over humans and gives us faith. However, this is simply not the case – Descartes is simply trying to destroy all of the uncertainties that ...
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The Errancy Of FundamentalismDisproves the God of the Bible
This essay will investigate the often-made claim from Christians, that the Bible is the inspired word of god, a corollary of which is that it is perfectly without error. This view is exemplified by the following statement of Jimmy Swaggart, a Pentecostal pastor: ...
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Sophist TeachingsDespite years of traditional religious education, I find myself learning the delicate art of self interest. The empowering knowledge that I am indeed the captian of my own ship leaves me with feelings of control and peace and undoubtedly a measure of guilt.
While I do most certainly believe in a ...
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The FountainheadPhilosophy demands literature that can abet the understanding of
social views. Without reflective literature, man cannot begin to comprehend
the essential messages behind philosophy. One such philosophy, objectivism,
is represented exceptionally by the timeless novel, .
Through the use of ...
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