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Ayn Rand: Human Existence
Ayn Rand contributed many things to the philosophical world, based on her philosophy of Objectivism. Objectivism is the idea that rational self-interest should be the basis of action and that self-fulfillment is an individual’s moral responsibility, with productive achievement the noblest activity. Ayn Rand proposes that, “[o]bjective reality exists independently of any perceiver or of the perceiver’s emotions, feelings, wishes, hopes or fears.” With this in mind, we will explore some of Ayn Rand’s arguments about her views on human existence.
Rand’s views on human nature state that, in general....
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