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Meridian (1988), Edition: 2nd prt., 560 pages
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A prolific writer, bestselling novelist, and world-renowned philosopher, Ayn Rand defined a full system of thought--from epistemology to aesthetics. Her writing is so extensive and the range of issues she covers so enormous that those interested in finding her discussions of a given topic may have to search through many sources to locate the relevant passage. The Ayn Rand Lexicon brings together all the key ideas of her philosophy of Objectivism. Begun under Rand's supervision, this unique volume is an invaluable guide to her philosophy or reason, self-interest and laissez-faire capitalism--the philosophy so brilliantly dramatized in her novels The Fountainhead, We the Living, and Anthem.
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LibraryThing member theresa2011
This is a wonderful reference, particularly for essays and editorials.
LibraryThing member RonManners
"The Ayn Rand Lexicon—with an Introduction by Miss Rand's literary executor, Leonard Peikoff—is the definitive guide to the works of one of the most important writers of our
century. A highly accessible compilation of key statements on over 400 topics in philosophy and related fields, the
Taken from the Dust Jacket.
century. A highly accessible compilation of key statements on over 400 topics in philosophy and related fields, the
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hundreds of entries in this exhaustively researched work are arranged alphabetically—from abortion, absolutes, abstraction, and agnosticism through to welfare state, words, xenophobia, and zero (reification of). The index and cross-references provide quick and easy access to specific topics or passages in Ayn Rand's articles, essays, lectures, and books."Taken from the Dust Jacket.
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1986
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560 p.; 8.9 inches
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0452010519 / 9780452010512