Includes bibliographical references (pages 98-100).
Life and intellectual development (1905-43) -- Life and intellectual development (1943-82) -- "A philosophy for living on earth" -- Metaphysics -- Metaphysics (continued) -- Perception and concepts -- Objectivity -- Man; the volitionally rational living being -- Ethics; the objective foundation -- Virtue, self and others (with a brief look at politics and esthetics) -- Benevolent universe premise and the heroic view of man.
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Introduces the philosophical thoughts of Ayn Rand with overviews of her life and intellectual development, then covers her objectivist epistemology, giving attention to both her theory of perception and to her original theory of concepts. Other subjects covered include objectivist ethics, Rand's moral theory and politics, and her aesthetics.