pt. 1. An overview. Atlas shrugged : Ayn Rands philosophical and literary masterpiece / Edward W. Younkins. Atlas shrugged : Manifesto for a new radicalism / Chris Matthew Sciabarra -- The Aristotelian significance of the section titles of Atlas shrugged / Douglas B. Rasmussen -- Various levels of meaning in the chapter titles of Atlas shrugged / Fred Seddon -- Some structural aspects of Atlas shrugged / Lester H. Hunt -- Table of contents for Ayn Rands Atlas shrugged / Hans Gregory Schantz -- pt. 2. Philosophy. Atlas shruggeds' moral principle of the sanction of the victim / Tibor R. Machan -- Forced to rule : Atlas shrugged as a response to Plato's Republic / Roderick T. Long -- The role and essence of John Galt's speech in Ayn Rands Atlas shrugged / G. Stolyarov II -- pt. 3. Literary aspects. Ayn Rands cinematic eye / Mimi Reisel Gladstein -- Atlas shrugged as a science fiction novel / Jeff Riggenbach -- Ayn Rands recasting of ancient myths in Atlas shrugged / Kirsti Minsaas -- pt. 4. Aesthetics. Atlas and art / Ronald F. Lipp -- My music : Why its romantic, and why I write it that way / Roger E. Bissell -- Fuel for the soul / Russell Madden -- pt. 5. Political economy. The economics of Atlas shrugged / Peter J. Boettke -- Atlas', Ayn and anarchy : A is A is A / Larry J. Sechrest -- The businessman and Ayn Rand : Galt's gulch in real time / Spencer Heath MacCallum -- Ayn Rands "Atlantis" as a free market economy / Sam Bostaph -- Atlas shrugged and public choice : The obvious parallels / Bryan Caplan -- Francisco dAnconia on money : A socio-economic analysis / Steven Horwitz -- Human productivity in Atlas shrugged / Jack Criss -- pt. 6. Human relationships. Dagny and me / Karen Michalson -- Atlas shrugged : The dream of every woman / Joy Bushnell -- Friendship in Atlas shrugged / Peter Saint-Andre -- Romantic love in Atlas shrugged / Jennifer L. Iannolo -- Beyond the "stillborn aspiration" : Virtuous sexuality in Atlas shrugged / Susan Love Brown -- pt. 7. Characterization. The price of passivity : Hank Rearden's mind-body dichotomy / Virginia Murr -- Hugh Akston, the role of teaching, and the lessons of Atlas shrugged / Ken Schoolland and Stuart K. Hayashi -- When the train left the station, with two lights on behind : The Eddie Willers story / Robert Campbell -- In the beginning was the thought : The story of the wet nurse / Jomana Krupinski -- The destruction from the Nihilism train : The Cherryl Brooks story / Jennifer J. Rhodes -- pt. 8. History. Atlas and "the Bible" : Rands debt to Isabel Paterson / Stephen Cox -- A note on Rands Americanism / Douglas J. Den Uyl -- The non fictional Robert Stadlers : Traitors to liberty / Walter Block -- Atlas shrugging throughout history and modern life / Stuart K. Hayashi.
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Celebrating the fiftieth year of Atlas Shrugged's publication, this companion is an exploration of this monumental work of literature. Contributions have been specially commissioned from a diversity of eminent scholars who admire and have been influenced by the book, the included essays analyzing the novel's integrating elements of theme, plot and characterization from many perspectives and from various levels of meaning.
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