{"product_id":"a-companion-to-ayn-rand-hardback-9781405186841","title":"A Companion to Ayn Rand (Hardback) 9781405186841","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Ayn Rand\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAllan Gotthelf (Edited by), A Gotthelf (Author), Gregory Salmieri (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405186841, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 February 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e544 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17.8 x 3.8 cm, 1.066 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first volume to offer a comprehensive scholarly treatment of Rand’s entire corpus (including her novels, her philosophical essays, and her analysis of the events of her times), this \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e provides vital orientation and context for scholars and educated readers grappling with a controversial and understudied thinker whose enduring influence on American (and world) culture is increasingly recognized.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first publication to provide an in-depth scholarly treatment ranging over the whole of Rand’s corpus\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides informed contextual analysis for scholars in a variety of disciplines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents original research on unpublished material and drafts from the Rand archives in California\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures insightful and fair-minded interpretations of Rand’s controversial positions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNotes on Contributors ix \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note on Abbreviations and References xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Context 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 An Introduction to the Study of Ayn Rand 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGregory Salmieri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Life of Ayn Rand: Writing, Reading, and Related Life Events 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShoshana Milgram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Ethics and Human Nature 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Act of Valuing (and the Objectivity of Values) 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGregory Salmieri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Morality of Life 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllan Gotthelf \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003ecompleted by Gregory Salmieri\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 A Being of Self-Made Soul 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnkar Ghate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Egoism and Altruism: Selfi shness and Sacrifice 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGregory Salmieri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Society 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 “A Human Society”: Rand’s Social Philosophy 159\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDarryl Wright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Political Theory: A Radical for Capitalism 187\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFred D. Miller, Jr. and Adam Mossoff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Objective Law 209\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTara Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 “A Free Mind and a Free Market are Corollaries”: Rand’s Philosophical Perspective on Capitalism 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnkar Ghate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV The Foundations of Objectivism 243\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Objectivist Metaphysics: The Primacy of Existence 245\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJason G. Rheins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Objectivist Epistemology 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGregory Salmieri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Philosophers and Their Effects 319\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 “Who Sets the Tone for a Culture?”: Ayn Rand’s Approach to the History of Philosophy 321\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames G. Lennox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Ayn Rand’s Evolving View of Friedrich Nietzsche 343\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLester H. Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 A Philosopher on Her Times: Ayn Rand’s Political and Cultural Commentary 351\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn David Lewis and Gregory Salmieri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Art 403\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Objectivist Esthetics: Art and the Needs of a Conceptual Consciousness 405\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarry Binswanger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Rand’s Literary Romanticism 426\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTore Boeckmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoda 451\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Hallmarks of Objectivism: The Benevolent Universe Premise and the Heroic View of Man 453\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllan Gotthelf and Gregory Salmieri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Bibliography of Primary and Quasi-Primary Sources 463\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 471\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437792325912,"sku":"9781405186841","price":101.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405186841.jpg?v=1784940780","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-companion-to-ayn-rand-hardback-9781405186841","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}