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The Voice of Reason: Essays in Objectivist Thought Paperback - 1990

by Ayn Rand; Leonard Peikoff (Editor); Introduction by Leonard Peikoff

Here is the final collection of articles and speeches by the bestselling and world-renowned novelist, essayist, and philosopher.


Summary

Between 1961, when she gave her first talk at the Ford Hall Forum in Boston, and 1981, when she gave the last talk of her life in New Orleans, Ayn Rand spoke and wrote about topics as varied as education, medicine, Vietnam, and the death of Marilyn Monroe. In The Voice of Reason, these pieces, written in the last decades of Rand's life, are gathered in book form for the first time. With them are five essays by Leonard Peikoff, Rand's longtime associate and literary executor. The work concludes with Peikoff's epilogue, "My Thirty Years With Ayn Rand: An Intellectual Memoir," which answers the question "What was Ayn Rand really like?" Important reading for all thinking individuals, Rand's later writings reflect a life lived on principle, a probing mind, and a passionate intensity. This collection communicates not only Rand's singular worldview, but also the penetrating cultural and political analysis to which it gives rise.

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Between 1961, when she gave her first talk at the Ford Hall Forum in Boston, and 1981, when she gave the last talk of her life in New Orleans, Ayn Rand spoke and wrote about topics as varied as education, medicine, Vietnam, and the death of Marilyn Monroe. In The Voice of Reason, these pieces, written in the last decades of Rand's life, are gathered in book form for the first time. With them are five essays by Leonard Peikoff, Rand's longtime associate and literary executor. The work concludes with Peikoff's epilogue, "My Thirty Years With Ayn Rand: An Intellectual Memoir," which answers the question "What was Ayn Rand really like?" Important reading for all thinking individuals, Rand's later writings reflect a life lived on principle, a probing mind, and a passionate intensity. This collection communicates not only Rand's singular worldview, but also the penetrating cultural and political analysis to which it gives rise.

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  • Title The Voice of Reason: Essays in Objectivist Thought
  • Author Ayn Rand; Leonard Peikoff (Editor); Introduction by Leonard Peikoff
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher New American Library, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date June 30, 1990
  • Features Bibliography
  • ISBN 9780452010468 / 0452010462
  • Weight 0.66 lbs (0.30 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.94 x 5.35 x 1.08 in (20.17 x 13.59 x 2.74 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Modern
  • Library of Congress subjects Philosophy, Political science - Philosophy
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 88018192
  • Dewey Decimal Code 191

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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