The return of Rand

Sam Anderson discusses Ayn Rand (and Anne Heller’s new book – Ayn Rand and the World She Made) in New York Magazine.  His decisive, psychoanalytical dismissal:

After reading the details of Rand’s early life, I find it hard to think of Objectivism as very objective at all—it looks more like a rational program retrofitted to a lifelong temperament, a fantasy world created to cancel the nightmare of a terrifying childhood. This is the comedy, the tragedy, and the power of Rand: She built a glorious imaginary empire on that nuclear-grade temperament, then devoted every ounce of her will and intelligence to proving it was all pure reason.

- Colin

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October 28, 2009 · Filed Under Uncategorized

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