- Gebundene Ausgabe: 681 Seiten
- Verlag: Dutton and Dial; Auflage: illustrated edition (Juni 1995)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0525939466
- ISBN-13: 978-0525939467
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,1 x 15,2 x 5,6 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (7 Kundenrezensionen)
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Novelist-philosopher Rand--the advocate nonpareil of rationalism; of unfettered, unregulated capitalism; of individual rights and responsibilities--wrote her letters as carefully as her books because, she said, of the necessity of guarding her words when writing to relatives in the Soviet Union. Her precise missives always said exactly what she meant, and whether writing to fans, friends, business associates, or strangers, Rand was never at a loss for words. One of the unexpected pleasures of this collection is the copious professional advice she gave beginning writers, yet the heart of the letters as much as of her books is, of course, her political and philosophical views. Imbued with her fiercely held beliefs, the letters most devoted to politics and philosophy fairly blaze off the page. Rand always held to and fluently and lucidly explained the distinction between her philosophy, objectivism, and the various phases of twentieth-century American conservatism. Regardless of one's opinion of her thinking, her letters add greatly to our understanding of a most exceptional woman of letters. Dennis Winters
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A collection of the author's letters offers a view of her world, in both the personal and the professional spheres.
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I found this book tremendously inspiring, as inspiring as a great biography--because in a sense that is what it is. Ones sees that despite the negatives, Ayn Rand took joy in the great crusade of ideas that constituted her life. Through these letters the reader feels like he is participating in this drama.
The most interesting aspect is, in the Introduction's words, the "series of painful shocks" by which she came to realize the philosophical and moral bankruptcy of "the pitiful compromisers and anti-intellectual temporizers" known as conservatives. A few of them have posted reviews below. As comes out in those postings, conservatives want to "conserve" not only capitalism, but also the moral-philosophical status quo. This is evident in the logical structure of the arguments presented. An "actual" philosopher is presumed by them to be any representative of that Establishment, whereas a young person striving to come to an independent grasp of reality has got to be an unwitting victim. A novelist who solves an ancient problem (the is-ought gap) in the course of composing a character's climactic speech ("Well, I never! A speech in a novel! Who ever heard of such a thing?") is only starting to engage in "efforts" in philosophy when she refers to and cites that speech in the manner of a proper academic who is publishing before he perishes.
One hears the familiar drone of the conservative in another reviewer's condemnation of Rand's morality of rational self-interest as "justification for behaving in a[n] anti-social manner that is slowly destroying the fabric of the societies of the Western World."
One often hears it said about Objectivists (those who espouse Ayn Rand's philosophy) that "No disagreement with her writings is ever accepted and if you disagree you are an evil communist/collectivist." It is true that many of her admirers, notably among the young (who are especially fiery when it comes to ideals), act that way. But these LETTERS show that that was not Ayn Rand's own attitude when she believed the person was intellectually honest--witness her correspondence with, among many others, John Hospers.
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I agree completely with David Brown who writes on The Daily Objectivist website: "Never mind your views of Rand's views or how long it's been since you read the Promethean tale of the man who "set out to stop the motor of the world, and did." If you're at all intrigued by the fiery personality that was Ayn Rand, you must, no option, read these letters. Covering some five decades of her life, and penned with her unique intensity, they give us the most fascinating insight into Rand's mind and life in many years. And there's a surprise on almost every page." Indeed there is! This book is full of gems...see Ayn Rand tell a young man how to find the right woman! (Hey, it worked for me!)
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As one who knew Ayn Rand quite well at the end of her life, I was still amazed by this book: the unique combination of passionate valuing and ruthless logic that characterized her later years shone throughout her life--but with fascinating variations in form. Through these letters, you follow her life from age 21, when she writes back home to Russia, to Leo (the model for the hero of her first novel), to her long and brilliant philosophic correspondence with Prof. John Hospers after the publication of _Atlas Shrugged_. Also letters to H. L. Mencken, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mickey Spillaine, Barry Goldwater, Cecil B. DeMille, Bennett Cerf, Walt Disney, Alexander Kerensky, Ginger Rogers, Robert Stack, Isabel Paterson, as well as her responses to ordinary fan-letters. An intimate chronicle of the soul from which sprang Howard Roark, Francisco d'Anconia, John Galt and her other unprecedented heroes.
Harry Binswanger (hb@interport.net)
Harry Binswanger (hb@interport.net)
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Revealing, and EXACTLY the way her detractors think.
Didja ever wonder where "Objectivists" get their bizarre anti-intellectual attitudes? For example, check out the following: "An 'actual' philosopher is presumed by... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 1. April 2000 veröffentlicht
Revealing, but not always in the way her admirers think.
As Rand cultist Harry Binswanger notes below, this collection of Ayn Rand's correspondence includes Rand's *own* side of what Binswanger calls "her long and brilliant... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 8. März 1999 veröffentlicht
Why do people follow this prophet?
I believe Ayn Rand's writings are very destructive. And this isn't because of her highly un-original philosophy. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 5. März 1999 veröffentlicht
Well-edited and revealing of Ayn Rand's personality
Ayn Rand's personal life has been a mystery to her fans, excepting
some hatchet-job memoirs. Finally, we get the REAL Ayn Rand, as she
was to her friends, family,... Lesen Sie weiter...
some hatchet-job memoirs. Finally, we get the REAL Ayn Rand, as she
was to her friends, family,... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 2. Dezember 1996 veröffentlicht
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