The 50th Anniversary edition of one of Ayn Rand's most groundbreaking works.
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.
By:
Ayn Rand,
Nathaniel Branden,
Ph.D.,
Alan Greenspan,
Robert Hessen
Imprint: Signet
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions:
Height: 171mm,
Width: 106mm,
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 187g
ISBN: 9780451147950
ISBN 10: 0451147952
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 August 1987
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
"Part 1 Theory and history: what is capitalism?, Ayn Rand, the roots of war, Ayn Rand, America's persecuted minority - big business, Ayn Rand, antitrust, Alan Greenspan, common fallacies about capitalism, Nathaniel Branden, gold and economic freedom, Alan Greenspan, notes on the history of American free enterprise, Ayn Rand, the effects of the industrial revolution on women and children, Robert Hessen, the assault on integrity, Alan Greenspan, the property status of airwaves, Ayn Rand, patents and copyrights, Ayn Rand, theory and practice, Ayn Rand, let us alone!, Ayn Rand. Part 2 Current state: the anatomy of compromise, Ayn Rand, is Atlas shrugging?, Ayn Rand, the pull peddlers, Ayn Rand, ""Extremism,"" or the art of smearing, Ayn Rand, the obliteration of capitalism, Ayn Rand, conservatism - an obituary, Ayn Rand, the new fascism - rule by consensus, Ayn Rand, the wreckage of the consensus, Ayn Rand, the cashing-in - the student rebellion, Ayn Rand, alienation, Nathaniel Branden, requiem for man, Ayn Rand. Appendix: man's rights, Ayn Rand, the nature of government, Ayn Rand."
Reviews for Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
In these papers collected from her cultist Objectivist News-Letter, the white goddess of laissez-faire capitalism continues the fervent dialogue between herself and those minds most at ease in the 19th century. The super-capitalists of her novels suggest that the return to free enterprise she demands would be something like a gorilla house without bars. Miss Rand herself, while scoring points against the use of violence, the mixed economy of western countries and the communist-ruled regimes of the east, reminds us that nobody reads history as she does (for example, calling the Nazis a socialist movement, an absurd interpretation in the light of events; or tagging Nelson Rockefeller a wrecker of capitalism which is comparable to classifying Al Capone as a gangbuster). After her attack on the statism of current governments, her cry for a radical capitalism is that of a doctor who, having diagnosed the spreading cancer, now hopes for a return to the original tumor. Her followers, such as Nathaniel Branden and Robert Hessen who also contribute essays to this volume, will no doubt disagree. This is for the faithful only - those who flaunt dollar signs rather than sense. (Kirkus Reviews)
