{"product_id":"what-they-wont-tell-you-russell-hasan-9781549528439","title":"What They Won't Tell You About Objectivism: Thoughts on the Objectivist Philosophy in the Post-Randian Era","description":"Everyone has heard dark whispers about the philosophy of Objectivism. People read Ayn Rand's novels and fall in love with her ideas, only to collapse into one of two inevitable fates: (1) eventually give up on the ideas as childish and selfish, often complaining that the philosophy is a cult, or (2) develop a religious, zealous fanaticism, obeying the tenets of the philosophy in an obsessive, robotic, mindless manner.\u003cbr\u003eBut what is the truth about Objectivism? What is it in Rand's novels that makes a light turn on in the minds of her readers, and why does that light always flare and then burn out, leaving behind either anger or mindless obedience? This book argues that Objectivism has been turned into a shallow, two-dimensional cartoon caricature of what the philosophy really is, by both Objectivism's foes and its followers. The philosophy's enemies fight against, and its followers worship, a misinterpretation, not the ideas that are actually in the novels. Rand's novels present a vision of reality that is both heroic in its idealism and useful for real people in its practicality, with integrity as its highest moral value, but people forget that vision, and eventually the vision fades into the paper-thin cartoon that people think of when they hear the name Ayn Rand.\u003cbr\u003eThis groundbreaking, innovative book looks at Objectivism in a new light, and offers an analysis, rooted in quotes from the texts of Rand's novels, that presents Objectivism as a deep, serious, thoughtful philosophy, with emotional depth and shades of gray, a philosophy of the mind designed for smart people to heighten their intellectual freedom, not merely a cult of robots or a cartoonish Right-wing extremist defense of rich businessmen.\u003cbr\u003eIf you want to know the truth about Objectivism then read this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russell Hasan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1549528432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781549528439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Russell Hasan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46024636760319,"sku":"9781549528439","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ef9f3d4-787b-4e3a-ab6c-d9a70de20e6a.jpg?v=1723128866","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-they-wont-tell-you-russell-hasan-9781549528439","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}