Objectivism
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Objectivism is a philosophical system named and developed by Russian-American writer and philosopher Ayn Rand. She described it as "the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the
Ayn Rand in 1957
Rand's Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology explains her theory of concept formation.
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Atlas Shrugged
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Atlas Shrugged is a 1957 novel by Ayn Rand. It is her longest novel, the fourth and final one published during her lifetime, and the one she considered her magnum opus in the realm of fiction writing.
Objectivism
…as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute". Rand first expressed Objectivism in her fiction, most notably The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957), and later in non-fiction essays and books. Leonard Peikoff, a professional philosopher and Rand's designated intellectual heir, later gave it…
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Rand studied operations of the New York Central Railroad as research for the story.
Ouray, Colorado, was the basis for Rand's descriptions of Galt's Gulch.