Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand
Cover of the first edition, showing photograph of Rand in her New York office, 1974
AuthorLeonard Peikoff
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesAyn Rand Library
SubjectObjectivism
PublisherDutton
Publication date
1991
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages493 (first edition)
ISBN0-525-93380-8 (hardcover)
ISBN 0-452-01101-9 (paperback)
OCLC23647748

Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand is a 1991 book by the philosopher Leonard Peikoff, in which the author discusses the ideas of his mentor, Ayn Rand. Peikoff describes it as "the first comprehensive statement" of Rand's philosophy, Objectivism.[1] The book is based on a series of lecture courses that Peikoff first gave in 1976 and that Rand publicly endorsed. Peikoff states that only Rand was qualified to write the definitive statement of her philosophic system, and that the book should be seen as an interpretation "by her best student and chosen heir."[2] The book is volume six of the "Ayn Rand Library" series edited by Peikoff.

  1. ^ Peikoff, Leonard (1991). Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand. New York: Dutton. p. xiii. ISBN 0-525-93380-8.
  2. ^ Peikoff, Leonard (1991). Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand. New York: Dutton. pp. xiv–xv. ISBN 0-525-93380-8.

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