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Published in 1957, Atlas Shrugged was Ayn Rand's greatest achievement and last work of fiction. In this novel she dramatizes her unique philosophy through an intellectual mystery story that integrates ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, politics, economics, and sex.
Set in a near-future U.S.A. whose economy is collapsing as a result of the mysterious disappearance of leading innovators and industrialists, this novel presents an astounding panorama of human life-from the productive genius who becomes a worthless playboy...to the great steel industrialist who does not know that he is working for his own destruction...to the philosopher who becomes a pirate...to the woman who runs a transcontinental railroad...to the lowest track worker in her train tunnels.
Peopled by larger-than-life heroes and villains, charged with towering questions of good and evil, Atlas Shrugged is a philosophical revolution told in the form of an action thriller.
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Published in 1957, Atlas Shrugged was Ayn Rand's greatest achievement and last work of fiction. In this novel she dramatizes her unique philosophy through an intellectual mystery story that integrates ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, politics, economics, and sex.
Set in a near-future U.S.A. whose economy is collapsing as a result of the mysterious disappearance of leading innovators and industrialists, this novel presents an astounding panorama of human life-from the productive genius who becomes a worthless playboy...to the great steel industrialist who does not know that he is working for his own destruction...to the philosopher who becomes a pirate...to the woman who runs a transcontinental railroad...to the lowest track worker in her train tunnels.
Peopled by larger-than-life heroes and villains, charged with towering questions of good and evil, Atlas Shrugged is a philosophical revolution told in the form of an action thriller.
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Published in 1957, "Atlas Shrugged" was Ayn Rand's greatest achievement and last work of fiction. In this novel, she dramatizes her unique philosophy through an intellectual mystery story that integrates ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, politics, economics, and sex. Set in a near-future U.S.A. whose economy is collapsing as a result of the mysterious disappearance of leading innovators and industrialists, this novel presents an astounding panorama of human life - from the productive genius who becomes a worthless playboy to the great steel industrialist who does not know that he is working for his own destruction to the philosopher who becomes a pirate to the woman who runs a transcontinental railroad to the lowest track worker in her train tunnels. Peopled by larger-than-life heroes and villains, charged with towering questions of good and evil, "Atlas Shrugged" is a philosophical revolution told in the form of an action thriller.
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Ayn Rand's magnum opus is definitely worth a read. A word of warning: this is not a typical novel. Be prepared for a world-view that you have not seen anywhere else. As you can see from the reviews below, Ms. Rand is loved--and hated--by many. My advice to anyone about to dive into her works: read it critically, but with an open mind. Let yourself be drawn into her fictional universe and exalt in the struggles and triumphs of her characters. Do not, however, assume that because Ayn Rand said it, it must be true. Do not let yourself enter the personality cult that has been constructed around her by Peikoff & Co. Above all keep in mind--despite what she and her cult followers say--her philosophy is merely an outline with many incomplete technical areas. That does not mean what she has to say isn't worthwhile--it IS!--but that you will need to work at it to integrate the good things that Rand has to say with your own practical experience. What's the book about? Well, to boil it all down (and not give too much away) it begins as the story of a woman who runs a railroad company, struggling to keep her company prosperous in a dark and uncertain time. There is much, much more to the book than this...but this is how it begins. I only give the book four stars because it was quite long and, frankly, at times it was plodding. Overall though, it is an excellent novel with a revolutionary message. I think everyone ought to give it a read at least once in their lives!
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In an opinion poll of the US Library of Congress this was found out to be the second most influential book of history in the US, after the Bible.
I am currently in Buenos Aires, and here in Argentina it is only this year that an uncensored version of this book is published for the first time, and this almost 50 years after its first publication in the US. That should tell you something about its controversial nature.
As for the story, I am sure that the many other critiques of this book have given you a rough idea about it. Personally, I have always found many of the issues and speeches in the book to be somewhat redundant, and the fervor with which the Objectivists defend the book to be just a tad hysterical. To criticize the book or the author is akin to blasphemy in the eyes of many Randroids.
The problem in my view has always been that, as Rand herself once said, this is more of a philosophical exposee than a literary novel, and that shows quite often. As far as literary works go, the author's previous novel 'The Fountainhead' is far superior. The philosophy is the same, but the author concentrated on the story first, instead of worrying solely about how to propagate her philosophy.
Regardless of whether or not you agree with Mrs. Rand's views, this book is too important to simply ignore. It would be like ignoring the Communist Manifesto, just because you are an anti-communist, or the Bible because you are an atheist. For all collectivists: 'Know Thy Enemy', and for all individualists: 'Get it' if for no other reason than its importance for the individualist and libertarian movement. Individualism has too few advocates as it is, and this book has quite possibly laid the foundations of a rivival of the old liberal tradition in the decades after its first publication.
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I would like to point out that I only bought the book recently and haven't finished reading it yet. But I see so many people claiming how far fetched it is. Well, surprise, it isn't. I see the things she described happening in real life! People insisting on "voting democratically on decisions" and then avoiding deciding and saying "it isn't my fault, I couldn't help it". Insisting on paying everyone equally regardless of their performance, promoting incompetence and penalizing ability. And my hopeless struggle to keep things from falling apart despite the others working against it, any my frustration from the situation. I just wish I had read this book sooner, I would have avoided wasting a lot of my precious time.
I think those who critisize the book probably don't understand the values it tries to promote. My interpretation is that the only moral way to live is to give your best effort, to achieve a goal and to feel satisfied after seeing that what you did has some meaning. Anyone who interprets this as getting as much money as you can probably never experienced this feeling. The "social" people in the book didn't act in order to get a feeling of happiness, in fact they aimed fror their own unhappiness. This isn't social, this is plainly stupid (and in Ayn Rand's eyes, immoral). A really social person feels happy when he/she helps others, and doesn't do it in order not to feel guilty. It is this false "social"-ism that she opposed, and I oppose as well. Those who get confused with the "immoral" part, I'd like to emphasise the practical (it simply doesn't work and everyone loses).
So next time you manage to reach a goal (whether as a researcher, clerk, businessman, blue collar worker or anyone else), and have a deep feeling of self-satisfaction about it, stop for a while and think back at this book, and if it wouldn't be immoral if someone wanted to rob you of this feeling. If some buerocrat prevents you from reaching your goal, and you feel enraged about it, remember this book as well, and remember that your anger is right. And if you want to be social, do it from your own money and do it in order to feel happy and not because you are expected to do it.
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Eine moderne Fabel die höchste Aufmerksamkeit verdient
Ayn Rands Buch ist aktueller denn je, weil die von ihr aufgezeigten Tendenzen der Ausbeutung der Leistungsträger und der Verlogenheit ihnen gegenüber seitens Politik und... Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 3 Tagen von Teutoburger_Wald veröffentlicht
A Modern Classic that deserved to be a Bestseller
There is not much more you can add about this book with the number of reviews listed here. Ayn Rand has taken her philosophical system she called Objectivism and presented it... Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 4 Monaten von J. Kimbrough veröffentlicht
Exceptionally challenging and engaging book
Exceptionally challenging and engaging story by Ayn Rand with a thoughtful introduction to her philosophy and this book in particular as its highlight. Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 5 Monaten von AliceN veröffentlicht
Mir hat das Buch in Deutsch schon sehr gut gefallen
In Deutsch ist das Buch einiges wert, aber auch wesentlich größer geschrieben, wie die beiden Ausgaben in Englisch. Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 6 Monaten von H.E. veröffentlicht
I regret the lack of fine judgement in the one star reviews.
Good day,
not having read the entire work 'Atlas Shrugged' of Ayn Rand yet, but having read some of the 1 star reviews out of interest, I am observing a very strange tendency. Lesen Sie weiter...
not having read the entire work 'Atlas Shrugged' of Ayn Rand yet, but having read some of the 1 star reviews out of interest, I am observing a very strange tendency. Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 8 Monaten von The 'contributionist' veröffentlicht
Druck deser Version (signet 50th ann. edition)...
...the print of this version is really small and tight - bible-like.
I didn't read it therefore but ordered the penguin version in hope of bigger letters and more space... Lesen Sie weiter...
I didn't read it therefore but ordered the penguin version in hope of bigger letters and more space... Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 15 Monaten von The veröffentlicht
Das beste Buch aller Zeiten!
Bin erst vor kurzem zufällig drauf gestoßen und erst auf Seite 450 angelangt, aber das liegt daran, daß jede Zeile, jeder Absatz ein so unbedingter Genuß... Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 22 Monaten von Perlmutt veröffentlicht
Super spannend...
....man will es gar nicht mehr weglegen, und die immerhin über 1000 Seiten sind kein bisschen mühsam,sondern man freut sich über jede die noch bleibt.
Veröffentlicht am 16. Februar 2010 von Anne Reber
Economic Planning corrupts the economy and personality
I am writing this comment because I possibly am the only german reader who ever studied this book. This book is not available in Germany since 1959(! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 13. Januar 2010 von Markus Breuer
Im wirtschaftlichen Bereich stark, im persönlichen eher weniger
Ich denke dieses Buch ist erschreckend aktuell. Die "Tricks" der Schnorrer, und Gutmenschen kann man derzeit genau beobachten. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 18. November 2009 von Friedrich Dominicus
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