Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (923 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0009MZ7DY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 377 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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This collection of 26 essays includes twenty by Ayn Rand as well as three essays by Alan Greenspan, two by Nathaniel Branden, and one by Robert Hessen. Using outdated words such as "altruists" to represent the forces of evil who would overburden the poor, beleaguered American business community, Rand "protesteth" far too much. Recommended. The foundations of capitalism are being battered by a flood of altruism, which is the cause of the modern world's collapse. Narrator Anna Field's cold, crisp voice is actually well suited to such a heartless piece as this. This is the view of Ayn Rand, a view so radically opposed to prevailing attitudes that it constitutes a major philosophic revolution. This is the Audiobook CASSETTE Library Edition in vinyl case. This collection of 26 essays constitutes a challenging look at modern society. Americans ha
Bill said but his book is better to understand the foundations of the system. This is a 5 star book to understand the philosophy of Capitalism and the horrors of other systems. It does not endeavor to explain capitalism nor should it. I'm not sure Adam Smith felt the same way as Ayn Rand about "why" capitalism is so virtuous, but his book is better to understand the foundations of the system. Rand helps understand why it is better than any other. I believe that she also understood the need for government and implicit in that is "a mixed economy." Once you have government protecting . Brilliant, but more could have been said about the self-regulating nature of free markets The chapter What is Capitalism takes one back a bit, because it goes into the roots of why in any free or semi-free society, we must have property rights and individual rights to trade, i.e. capitalism. The chapter, The Roots of War is completely brilliant, and should be required reading in public schools IMO. More could have been said about how EVERY market is ALREADY regulated by supply and demand, and all gov regulations can possibly do is offer counter-orders to the inescapable laws and effects of dema. Discusses the rational and moral basis of capitalism Rico Published 60 years ago this year, this book is still relevant not only because of Ayn Rand's deep insight, but despite all the social and technological changes the world has seen, much of the same machinery is in place.Ayn explains the flaws with critiques of capitalism and how they often aren't rational, why the 'capitalism' of today isn't the capitalism she advocates, why aiming to profit by taking advantage of others isn't congruent with capitalism, and why the laissez faire capitalism she *does* advoca
Williams, economist and syndicated columnist . ''One of the most revolutionary and powerful works on capitalism--and on politics--that has ever been published.'' --Professor Leonard Peikoff, Barron's magazine''One of the best defenses and explanations of capitalism one is likely to read.'' --Walter E
She published her first novel in 1936. With the publication of The Fountainhead in 1943, she achieved a spectacular and enduring success and her unique philosophy, objectivism, gained a worldwide following. AYN RAND (1905-1982) was born in Russia, graduated from the University of Leningrad, and came to the United States in 1926.