Reconsidering Ayn Rand

by Yang, Michael B., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9781579212186
• ISBN10: 1579212182
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Enclair Pub

Summary

Ayn Rand is one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. As the author of two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and numerous nonfiction works, Rand has influenced a generation of readers with her controversial ideas about reason, atheism, egoism, and capitalism. Rand's ideas have penetrated every level of society, and her influence has not diminished since her death in 1982. She continues to have an impact on contemporary culture, and her ideas are now experiencing a second renaissance.

Author Biography

Michael B. yang is a physician who practices ophthalmology. He received a B.S. in biomedical engineering from The Johns Hopkins University and an M.D. from the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joint Program in Health Sciences and Technology. He then completed his residency training in ophthalmology at the Estelle Doheny Eye Institute of the University of Southern California and his fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and strabisms at the W.K. Kellogg Eye Center of the University of Michigan. He lives in Pasadena. California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	15	(2)
Introduction	17	(12)
Part One: The Fiction and the Practice
Establishing the Foundations: A Synopsis of Rand's Two Major Novels	29	(16)
Self-Esteem, Confidence, and Human Worth	45	(32)
The Code of Competence	77	(16)
Romantic Love: Objectivism and Christianity	93	(22)
In Pursuit of Objectivist Love	115	(24)
Part Two: The Philosophy
A Survey of Objectivism	139	(10)
Reason and Reality	149	(54)
Morality and Government	203	(66)
Science and Christianity	269	(58)
Bridging the Chasm	327	(32)
Epilogue: In the Name of the Best within Us	359	(8)
Bibliography	367	(8)
Index	375