Comments on: The year of Ayn Rand? http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/the-year-of-ayn-rand/ Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:44:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Victor Rudy http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/the-year-of-ayn-rand/comment-page-1/#comment-2366 Victor Rudy Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:56:45 +0000 http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/?p=5154#comment-2366 From my very limited experience with family, friends, acquaintences, students & co-workers, I have discovered that many adults who read Atlas Shrugged skip Galt's speech, that high school students read cliff notes rather than the book itself & that non-objectivist college professors disparage the book. I wonder if the ARI has any follow-up information about the reading habits of those who have bought Atlas Shrugged. From my very limited experience with family, friends, acquaintences,
students & co-workers, I have discovered that many adults who
read Atlas Shrugged skip Galt’s speech, that high school students
read cliff notes rather than the book itself & that non-objectivist
college professors disparage the book. I wonder if the ARI has any
follow-up information about the reading habits of those who have
bought Atlas Shrugged.

]]> By: garret seinen http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/the-year-of-ayn-rand/comment-page-1/#comment-2337 garret seinen Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:00:44 +0000 http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/?p=5154#comment-2337 We are witnessing is a widespread realization that capitalism is in trouble, but mixed beliefs as to what will save it. Wish you luck in cutting through the mistaken belief that a return to religious principles will do it. It is so hard to explain anything though, when the meanings of words are deliberately destroyed and widely approve of. We are witnessing is a widespread realization that capitalism is in trouble, but mixed beliefs as to what will save it. Wish you luck in cutting through the mistaken belief that a return to religious principles will do it.
It is so hard to explain anything though, when the meanings of words are deliberately destroyed and widely approve of.

]]> By: John A Roark http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/the-year-of-ayn-rand/comment-page-1/#comment-2307 John A Roark Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:33:24 +0000 http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/?p=5154#comment-2307 Also good to remember is what she said about doing this in real time: don't get depressed or hung up about not being able to change the world. It's like a doctor in an epidemic--he doesn't throw his hands up in desperation because he can't cure EVERYONE. He just works one patient at a time, unceasingly, until the epidemic ends of the disease kills him. Also good to remember is what she said about doing this in real time: don’t get depressed or hung up about not being able to change the world. It’s like a doctor in an epidemic–he doesn’t throw his hands up in desperation because he can’t cure EVERYONE. He just works one patient at a time, unceasingly, until the epidemic ends of the disease kills him.

]]> By: Jeska Testa http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/the-year-of-ayn-rand/comment-page-1/#comment-2302 Jeska Testa Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:28:25 +0000 http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/?p=5154#comment-2302 Thank-you again, for being the voice of reason in the middle of chaos. I have loved Ayn Rand since I read her in high school thanks to a beloved teacher. Reading Atlas Shrugged changed my life and I re-read it again this year, it only gets better. I am always amazed that as I get older different parts of her books and philosophy affect me differently. Thank-you for continuing her legacy. As to this being 'the year of Ayn Rand' I can only hope that reason wins (I believe that it will) and that next year will be the year that we finally take control. So maybe this will be the year that led to the year of Ayn Rand! Sincerely, Jeska Testa Thank-you again, for being the voice of reason in the middle of chaos. I have loved Ayn Rand since I read her in high school thanks to a beloved teacher. Reading Atlas Shrugged changed my life and I re-read it again this year, it only gets better. I am always amazed that as I get older different parts of her books and philosophy affect me differently. Thank-you for continuing her legacy. As to this being ‘the year of Ayn Rand’ I can only hope that reason wins (I believe that it will) and that next year will be the year that we finally take control. So maybe this will be the year that led to the year of Ayn Rand!

Sincerely,
Jeska Testa

]]> By: stephen petit http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/the-year-of-ayn-rand/comment-page-1/#comment-2274 stephen petit Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:02:24 +0000 http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/?p=5154#comment-2274 After reading "The Fountainhead" in 2007, I picked up a copy of "Atlas Shrugged" in 2008. Reaching it's conclusion early one morning in a coffee shop, the television touted the news of the very first 700 billion dollar bailout...and it all clicked...ever since, the parallels have only grown, and I was elated to find as 2009 progressed, that I was not alone. I owe it to all of you, and of course Miss Rand herself, and all of her wonderful literature, for getting me through an unintelligable, existential-based, liberal-biased college over the last few years. Thank you... After reading “The Fountainhead” in 2007, I picked up a copy of “Atlas Shrugged” in 2008. Reaching it’s conclusion early one morning in a coffee shop, the television touted the news of the very first 700 billion dollar bailout…and it all clicked…ever since, the parallels have only grown, and I was elated to find as 2009 progressed, that I was not alone. I owe it to all of you, and of course Miss Rand herself, and all of her wonderful literature, for getting me through an unintelligable, existential-based, liberal-biased college over the last few years. Thank you…

]]> By: Mark A. Hurt, MD http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/the-year-of-ayn-rand/comment-page-1/#comment-2268 Mark A. Hurt, MD Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:40:40 +0000 http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/?p=5154#comment-2268 It has indeed been a remarkable year; I have been -- white knuckled -- going through parts of it. Yet, I know Objectivism is right as a philosophy, so my course is set about the kind of message must be related to others. I reflect on Ayn Rand's words also when dealing with colleagues about applying Objectivism to politics: "If you held these concepts with total consistency, as the base of your convictions, you would have a full philosophical system to guide the course of your life. But to hold them with total consistency—to understand, to define, to prove and to apply them—requires volumes of thought. Which is why philosophy cannot be discussed while standing on one foot—nor while standing on two feet on both sides of every fence. This last is the predominant philosophical position today, particularly in the field of politics." The compromises made today in US politics are so ludicrous that one can only stare in amazement at what passes for political thought. I believe that this may be partly why the political message of Objectivism has gained renewed interest in the US. I am encouraged by the newfound attention to Ayn Rand's writings. Not long ago, I received a telephone call from a former colleague to whom I gave a copy of Atlas Shrugged in the mid 1990's. This was a colleague from whom I never expected to receive such a telephone call. After some 15-odd years, however, he related to me that he read it this year because of the press it had received. He told me, "You were right about it, Mark. Thank you." No. Thank Ayn Rand. It has indeed been a remarkable year; I have been — white knuckled — going through parts of it. Yet, I know Objectivism is right as a philosophy, so my course is set about the kind of message must be related to others. I reflect on Ayn Rand’s words also when dealing with colleagues about applying Objectivism to politics:

“If you held these concepts with total consistency, as the base of your convictions, you would have a full philosophical system to guide the course of your life. But to hold them with total consistency—to understand, to define, to prove and to apply them—requires volumes of thought. Which is why philosophy cannot be discussed while standing on one foot—nor while standing on two feet on both sides of every fence. This last is the predominant philosophical position today, particularly in the field of politics.”

The compromises made today in US politics are so ludicrous that one can only stare in amazement at what passes for political thought. I believe that this may be partly why the political message of Objectivism has gained renewed interest in the US.

I am encouraged by the newfound attention to Ayn Rand’s writings. Not long ago, I received a telephone call from a former colleague to whom I gave a copy of Atlas Shrugged in the mid 1990′s. This was a colleague from whom I never expected to receive such a telephone call. After some 15-odd years, however, he related to me that he read it this year because of the press it had received. He told me, “You were right about it, Mark. Thank you.”

No. Thank Ayn Rand.

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