Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand | Resources

Atlas Shrugged For Further Study

Branden, Barbara, and Nathaniel Branden, Who Is Ayn Rand" Random House, 1962.

Rand's disciples and close associates get a glimpse at the author's private life The book was later repudiated as too limited by only the information Rand authorized for publication.

Davis, L J, "Ayn Rand's Last Shrug," in Washington Post, December 12, 1982, p 7

The article reviews Rand's non-fiction work, Philosophy Who Needs It? and its resonance m her final novel, Atlas Shrugged

Ellis, Albert, Is Objectivism A Religion? Lyle Stuart, Inc , 1968.

Ellis finds faults in Rand's philosophy and challenges her views, at the same time critiquing Objectivism's cult-like following

Machan, Tibor, "Ayn Rand A Contemporary Heretic'" in The Occasional Review, Vol 4, Winter, 1976, pp. 133-50.

Machan outlines Rand's heretical opinions in five philosophical areas- metaphysics, ethics, epistemology, politics, and aesthetics

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