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Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal (50th Anniversary Edition) Mass market paperbound - 1986

by Ayn Rand; Nathaniel Branden; Alan Greenspan


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The foundations of capitalism are being battered by a flood of altruism, which is the cause of the modern world's collapse. This is the view of Ayn Rand, a view so radically opposed to prevailing attitudes that it constitutes a major philosophic revolution. In this series of essays, she presents her stand on the persecution of big business, the causes of war, the default of conservatism, and the evils of altruism. Here is a challenging new look at modern society by one of the most provocative intellectuals on the American scene.

This edition includes two articles by Ayn Rand which did not appear in the hardcover edition: The Wreckage of the Consensus," which presents the Objectivists views on Vietnam and the draft; and Requiem for Man," an answer to the Papal encyclical Progresso Populorum.

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In this series of essays, Ayn Rand presents her stand on the persecution of big business, the causes of war, the default of conservatism, and the evils of altruism. The foundations of capitalism are being battered by a flood of altruism, which is the cause of the modern world's collapse. This is the view of Ayn Rand, a view so radically opposed to prevailing attitudes that it constitutes a major philosophic revolution. Here is a challenging new look at modern society by one of the most provocative intellectuals on the American scene. This edition includes two articles by Ayn Rand that did not appear in the hardcover edition: "The Wreckage of the Consensus," which presents the Objectivists' views on Vietnam and the draft; and "Requiem for Man," an answer to the Papal encyclical Progresso Populorum.

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  • Title Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal (50th Anniversary Edition)
  • Author Ayn Rand; Nathaniel Branden; Alan Greenspan
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition Fitst Signet Pri
  • Pages 416
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Signet Book, New York
  • Date July 15, 1986
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780451147950 / 0451147952
  • Weight 0.43 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.84 x 4.21 x 0.93 in (17.37 x 10.69 x 2.36 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Capitalism, United States - Moral conditions
  • Dewey Decimal Code 330.122

About the author

Born February 2, 1905, Ayn Rand published her first novel, We the Living, in 1936. Anthem followed in 1938. It was with the publication of The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957) that she achieved her spectacular success. Rand's unique philosophy, Objectivism, has gained a worldwide audience. The fundamentals of her philosophy are put forth in three nonfiction books, Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, The Virtues of Selfishness, and Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. They are all available in Signet editions, as is the magnificent statement of her artistic credo, The Romantic Manifesto.
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