Are you a fan of ayn rand's work?

Are you a fan of Ayn Rand's work?

I like her. 2
I'm a big fan of hers. 2
She's okay. 4
I can't stand her! 8
Who's she? 14
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Comments ( 11 )
  • snarkygirl

    Never read any of it

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  • dahztoyevskeet

    Her philosophical work (particularly her work on ethics) is terrible. She reads like a dumbed-down Nietzsche for Tea-Partiers. Her defenses of ethical egoism and attempts to mix this with a sort of Adam Smith-style "private vice leads to public well-being" tripe is just juvenile at best, detrimental to society at worst.

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  • G)d

    She's a selfish bitch.

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    • Shackleford96

      Do elaborate.

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      • G)d

        She says greed is a virtue, that's the very definition of selfishness.

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        • Shackleford96

          Yeah, that is pretty selfish.

          I don't know much about her, I was just wondering why you said that because it seemed like you had more to say.

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          • dytrog

            Greed is also the foundation of mankinds greatest accomplishments. Not good but true.

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  • Shackleford96

    I have read Anthem before. It's interesting to think about idealistic societies.

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  • seekelp

    I tried to read the Fountianhead a few years back, but I didn't have the patience to get very far. I found that she was definitely not the most subtle of authors.

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  • green_boogers

    Ayn Rand fails to account for the synergy of teamwork, or the differing efficiency that different cultures have on human behavior. Without these considerations, her work is useless and unfounded in the real world.

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  • NeofelisNebulosa

    I've never read her works, only heard snippets of them. I plan to read them someday though.

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