{"product_id":"ayn-rand-chris-matthew-sciabarra-9780271062273","title":"Ayn Rand: The Russian Radical","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Fountainhead\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAtlas Shrugged\u003c\/i\u003e, Ayn Rand (1905-1982) is one of the most widely read philosophers of the twentieth century. Yet, despite the sale of over thirty million copies of her works, there have been few serious scholarly examinations of her thought. \u003ci\u003eAyn Rand: The Russian Radical\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive analysis of the intellectual roots and philosophy of this controversial thinker. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has been nearly twenty years since the original publication of Chris Sciabarra's \u003ci\u003eAyn Rand: The Russian Radical\u003c\/i\u003e. Those years have witnessed an explosive increase in Rand sightings across the social landscape: in books on philosophy, politics, and culture; in film and literature; and in contemporary American politics, from the rise of the Tea Party to recent presidential campaigns. During this time Sciabarra continued to work toward the reclamation of the dialectical method in the service of a radical libertarian politics, culminating in his book \u003ci\u003eTotal Freedom: Toward a Dialectical Libertarianism\u003c\/i\u003e (Penn State, 2000). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new edition of \u003ci\u003eAyn Rand\u003c\/i\u003e, Chris Sciabarra adds two chapters that present in-depth analysis of the most complete transcripts to date documenting Rand's education at Petrograd State University. A new preface places the book in the context of Sciabarra's own research and the recent expansion of interest in Rand's philosophy. Finally, this edition includes a postscript that answers a recent critic of Sciabarra's historical work on Rand. Shoshana Milgram, Rand's biographer, has tried to cast doubt on Rand's own recollections of having studied with the famous Russian philosopher N. O. Lossky. Sciabarra shows that Milgram's analysis fails to cast doubt on Rand's recollections--or on Sciabarra's historical thesis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Matthew Sciabarra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271062274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271062273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.08w x 1.28d","brand":"Chris Matthew Sciabarra","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086455255295,"sku":"9780271062273","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_66c29f16-a00e-42ab-b3f7-1acd8e4345a0.jpg?v=1769094776","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ayn-rand-chris-matthew-sciabarra-9780271062273","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}