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Beschreibung
This is the first scholarly study of Atlas Shrugged, covering in detail the historical, literary, and philosophical aspects of Ayn Rand's magnum opus. Topics explored in depth include the history behind the novel's creation, publication, and reception; its nature as a romantic novel; and its presentation of a radical new philosophy.
This is the first scholarly study of Atlas Shrugged, covering in detail the historical, literary, and philosophical aspects of Ayn Rand's magnum opus. Topics explored in depth include the history behind the novel's creation, publication, and reception; its nature as a romantic novel; and its presentation of a radical new philosophy.
Über den Autor
Robert Mayhew is professor of philosophy at Seton Hall University. His authored books include Ayn Rand and Song of Russia: Communism and Anti-Communism in 1940s Hollywood, The Female in Aristotle's Biology: Reason or Rationalization, and Aristotle's Critique of Plato's Republic; his edited collections include Essays on Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead and Ayn Rand Answers: The Best of her Q&A.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Preface
Chapter 2 Chapter 1. The Part and Chapter Headings of Atlas Shrugged
Chapter 3 Chapter 2. Who Was John Galt? The Creation of Ayn Rand's Ultimate Ideal Man
Chapter 4 Chapter 3. The Spirit of Francisco d'Anconia: The Development of His Characterization
Chapter 5 Chapter 4. A Note on Francisco's Ancestry
Chapter 6 Chapter 5. Working for Ayn Rand: Selections from
Facets of Ayn Rand
Chapter 7 Chapter 6 Publishing
Atlas Shrugged
Chapter 8 Chapter 7. The
Atlas Shrugged Reviews
Chapter 9 Chapter 8. Reply to Whittaker Chambers
Chapter 10 Chapter 9.
Atlas Shrugged and the Metaphysics of Values
Chapter 11 Chapter 10.
Atlas Shrugged as the Culmination of the Romantic Novel
Chapter 12 Chapter 11. A Tale of Two Novels
Chapter 13 Chapter 12. Adapting
Atlas Shrugged to Film
Chapter 14 Chapter 13.
Atlas Shrugged on the Role of the Mind in Man's Existence
Chapter 15 Chapter 14. Ayn Rand's Ethics: From
The Fountainhead to Atlas Shrugged
Chapter 16 Chapter 15. No Tributes to Caesar: Good or Evil in
Atlas Shrugged
Chapter 17 Chapter 16. The Businessmen's Crucial Role: Material Men of the Mind
Chapter 18 Chapter 17. The Traits of Business Heroes in
Atlas Shrugged
Chapter 19 Chapter 18. "Humanity's Darkest Evil": The Lethal Destructiveness of Non-Objective Law
Chapter 20 Chapter 19. The Role of Galt's Speech in
Atlas Shrugged
Chapter 21 Chapter 20. Galt's Speech in Five Sentences (and Forty Questions)
Chapter 22 Chapter 21. Discovering Atlantis:
Atlas Shrugged's Demonstration of a New Moral Philosophy
Chapter 23 Chapter 22. A Note on Dagny's "Final Choice"

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Jahrhundert: 20. & 21. Jahrhundert
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780739127803
ISBN-10: 0739127802
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mayhew, Robert
Redaktion: Mayhew, Robert
Hersteller: Lexington Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 31 mm
Von/Mit: Robert Mayhew
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.05.2009
Gewicht: 0,858 kg
Artikel-ID: 101665878