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Classic Text #2The Virtue of SelfishnessAyn RandAyn Rand is a popular philosopher and novelist who came from Russia and died in 1982. Her novel The Fountainhead was made into a movie and her novel Anthem is standard fare for US high school students. Two primary themes that resound in her work are the nature of freedom and the role of reason in human life. Her writing is complex and pointed. It takes a careful and patient reader to appreciate the threads of argument that run throughout here work. In reading this work, keep the following questions in mind:
It may be valuable for your to learn more about Ayn Rand and explore her ideas and those who follow her. I particularly encourage you to read the short biography. Here are some links to Rand and Objectivist sites:
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