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Talk:Ayn Rand

2007-07-19T18:38:37Z

Mark001: added comment

"Rand has also been noted for her pioneering work in the use of the Cut-Up technique, used to great effect in the speeches of Atlas Shrugged" Is this really true? I was reading about cut-up the other day and no mention of Rand was made. It would certainly explain those speeches unreadability, however. [[User:Human|Human]] 22:18, 23 April 2007 (EDT)

: I think that whole paragraph is intended a joking criticism of her. [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 22:43, 23 April 2007 (EDT)

::Got it. Thanks. Of course. Strangely, I saw the humor in the part about overcoming the writer's limitations, but not in the cut-up part - because I thought it was serious. Hey, I don't mind people making fun of Rand, although it seems like poor sport, as she can't respond any more, but I wouldn't want this article to confuse someone about the history of cut-up techniques and history. Maybe if the word "cut-up" was linked to an intermediary "that was a joke" page that then links to, say, William Burroughs, whoever inspired him, and perhaps even the Beatles (who used cut-up tapes on ''...Mr. Kite'' and ''Yellow Submarine'', at least). or at least then to a page about cut-up. Now, where was I reading about it? Hopefully not on Wikipedia, that would all be liberal nonsense. Maybe it was in a book review in [[The Nation]]? [[User:Human|Human]] 22:50, 23 April 2007 (EDT)
:::OK, I did the "intermediate page" thing, but it's a bad idea - pollutes the namespace. I'll make it into a footnote and have a sysop delete the "just kidding" page. [[User:Human|Human]] 23:12, 23 April 2007 (EDT)

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If we’re going to have an external link to the Ayn Rand Institute, then we should have one to [http://www.ARIwatch.com ARI Watch], otherwise people will get the impression Ayn Rand was a complete idiot. — Mark

Ayn Rand

2007-07-19T18:34:52Z

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'''Ayn Rand''', born '''Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum''' (1905-1982) was a Russian-born philosopher, screenwriter, and novelist, who used her novels to promote her philosophy, known as [[Objectivism]]. Her best-known novels are [[Atlas_Shrugged|''Atlas Shrugged'']] and [[The_Fountainhead|''The Fountainhead.'']] Although her philosophy differs in many respects from [[Libertarianism]], it also emphasized individual freedom, and her novels, particularly ''Atlas Shrugged,'' contain lectures that are considered touchstones for libertarian thinking.

While Rand is commonly associated with [[conservative|conservatism]], she disagreed with social conservatives on key issues, most notably on the existence of [[God]] (as she was an [[atheism|atheist]]) and on traditional [[family]] values. Also, she was strongly pro-choice on the issue of [[abortion]], as are her followers.<ref>Page on abortion from the Ayn Rand Institute [http://www.aynrand.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=7893]</ref>

==Books Written==
*We the Living
*Anthem
*The Fountainhead
*Atlas Shrugged

==References==
Doherthy, Brian. 'Radicals for Capitalism a Freewheeling History of the Modern Libertarian Movement.' New York: Public Affairs, 2007.
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==External Links==
*[http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer Ayn Rand Institute]
*[http://www.ARIwatch.com ARI Watch] — argues that the above misrepresents Ayn Rand.
*[http://www.ios.org/ The Atlas Society — home of The Objectivist Center]
*[http://wiki.objectivismonline.net/wiki/Main_Page Objectivism Wiki]

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Ayn Rand

2007-07-19T14:26:55Z

Mark001: /* External Links */

[[Image:Jhyu65.jpg|right|thumb]]
'''Ayn Rand''', born '''Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum''' (1905-1982) was a Russian-born philosopher, screenwriter, and novelist, who used her novels to promote her philosophy, known as [[Objectivism]]. Her best-known novels are [[Atlas_Shrugged|''Atlas Shrugged'']] and [[The_Fountainhead|''The Fountainhead.'']] Although her philosophy differs in many respects from [[Libertarianism]], it also emphasized individual freedom, and her novels, particularly ''Atlas Shrugged,'' contain lectures that are considered touchstones for libertarian thinking.

While [[liberal]]s commonly associate Rand with [[conservative|conservatism]], she disagreed with social conservatives on key issues, most notably on the existence of [[God]] (as she was an [[atheism|atheist]]) and on traditional [[family]] values. Also, she was strongly pro-choice on the issue of [[abortion]], as are her followers.<ref>Page on abortion from the Ayn Rand Institute [http://www.aynrand.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=7893]</ref>

==Books Written==
*We the Living
*Anthem
*The Fountainhead
*Atlas Shrugged

==References==
Doherthy, Brian. 'Radicals for Capitalism a Freewheeling History of the Modern Libertarian Movement.' New York: Public Affairs, 2007.
<references/>

==External Links==
*[http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer Ayn Rand Institute]
*[http://www.ARIwatch.com ARI Watch] — a review of the Ayn Rand Institute
*[http://www.ios.org/ The Atlas Society -- home of The Objectivist Center]
*[http://wiki.objectivismonline.net/wiki/Main_Page Objectivism Wiki]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rand, Ayn}}
[[Category:Authors|Rand, Ayn]]
[[Category:philosophers]]

Ayn Rand

2007-07-19T14:14:23Z

Mark001: /* External Links */ added one

[[Image:Jhyu65.jpg|right|thumb]]
'''Ayn Rand''', born '''Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum''' (1905-1982) was a Russian-born philosopher, screenwriter, and novelist, who used her novels to promote her philosophy, known as [[Objectivism]]. Her best-known novels are [[Atlas_Shrugged|''Atlas Shrugged'']] and [[The_Fountainhead|''The Fountainhead.'']] Although her philosophy differs in many respects from [[Libertarianism]], it also emphasized individual freedom, and her novels, particularly ''Atlas Shrugged,'' contain lectures that are considered touchstones for libertarian thinking.

While [[liberal]]s commonly associate Rand with [[conservative|conservatism]], she disagreed with social conservatives on key issues, most notably on the existence of [[God]] (as she was an [[atheism|atheist]]) and on traditional [[family]] values. Also, she was strongly pro-choice on the issue of [[abortion]], as are her followers.<ref>Page on abortion from the Ayn Rand Institute [http://www.aynrand.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=7893]</ref>

==Books Written==
*We the Living
*Anthem
*The Fountainhead
*Atlas Shrugged

==References==
Doherthy, Brian. 'Radicals for Capitalism a Freewheeling History of the Modern Libertarian Movement.' New York: Public Affairs, 2007.
<references/>

==External Links==
*[http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer Ayn Rand Institute]
*[http://www.ARIwatch.com ARI Watch] — a critical review of the Ayn Rand Institute
*[http://www.ios.org/ The Atlas Society -- home of The Objectivist Center]
*[http://wiki.objectivismonline.net/wiki/Main_Page Objectivism Wiki]

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[[Category:Authors|Rand, Ayn]]
[[Category:philosophers]]