Machan's book explores all the major themes of Ayn Rand's philosophical thought. He shows the frequent strengths and occasional weaknesses of Rand's mature philosophy of Objectivism, drawing on his own, and many others', discussion of this challenging and iconoclastic thinker's ideas. Machan's treatment of Rand is a welcome addition to the growing literature of serious scholarship on Rand's philosophical work.
Author Biography
The Author: Tibor R. Machan, Professor Emeritus at Auburn University's Department of Philosophy, is Distinguished Fellow and Professor at the Leatherby Center of Chapman University, California, and Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford, California. He wrote, among other works, Private Rights and Public Illusions; A Primer on Ethics; and Generosity: Virtue in the Civil Society. His latest book is Classical Individualism.
