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Objectivism and the Corruption of Rationality: A Critique of Ayn Rand's Epistemology - Softcover

Ryan, Scott

 
9780595267330: Objectivism and the Corruption of Rationality: A Critique of Ayn Rand's Epistemology
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0595267335 ISBN 13: 9780595267330
Publisher: iUniverse, 2003

Synopsis

Ayn Rand presented Objectivism as a philosophy of reason. But is it? That is the question Scott Ryan seeks to answer in this careful examination of the Objectivist epistemology and its alleged sufficiency as the philosophical foundation of a free and prosperous commonwealth. Sorting painstakingly through Rand's writings on the subject, Mr. Ryan concludes that the epistemology of Objectivism is incoherent and debases both the concept and the practice of rationality.

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About the Author

Scott Ryan has been a musician, a mathematics teacher, a writer, a database production editor, a husband and father, and a libertarian gadfly. He holds a master's degree in mathematics and has had a lifelong interest in philosophy. At the time of this writing (2003) he is working toward a professional law degree, intending to specialize in intellectual property law, cyberlaw, and alternatives to litigation. He lives in Silver Lake, Ohio, with his family.

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Publisher
iUniverse
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0595267335
ISBN 13 
9780595267330
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
432