Atlas Shrugged
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| - | '''Ayn Rand''' ([[February 2]] [[1905]] – [[March 6]], [[1982]]) was a [[Russia]]n-born [[United States|American]] [[novelist]] and [[philosopher]]. She is widely known for her best-selling novels ''[[The Fountainhead]]'' and ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'', and for developing a philosophical system she called [[Objectivism (Ayn Rand)|Objectivism]]. | ||
| - | She was an uncompromising advocate of rational [[individualism]] and [[laissez-faire]] [[capitalism]], and vociferously opposed [[socialism]], [[altruism]], and other contemporary philosophical trends. Her influential and often controversial ideas have attracted both enthusiastic admirers and scathing denunciation. | + | :''[[Libertarian science fiction]]'' |
| + | ''''' Atlas Shrugged ''''' is a novel by [[Ayn Rand]], first published in [[1957 in literature|1957]] in the United States. It was Rand's third, largest, and last novel. Afterwards she only completed non-fiction works; concentrating on philosophy, politics, and [[cultural criticism]]. | ||
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Atlas Shrugged is a novel by Ayn Rand, first published in 1957 in the United States. It was Rand's third, largest, and last novel. Afterwards she only completed non-fiction works; concentrating on philosophy, politics, and cultural criticism.
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