“A truly revolutionary idea… Clear, tight, disciplined, beautifully structured, and brilliantly reasoned.”—Ayn Rand Self-sacrifice, Oriental mysticism, racial “truth,” the public good, doing one’s duty—these are among the seductive catchphrases that circulated in pre-Nazi Germany. Objectivist author and philosopher Leonard Peikoff was Ayn Rand’s long-time associate. In The Cause of Hitler’s Germany—previously published in The Ominous Parallels—Peikoff demonstrates how unreason and collectivism led the seemingly civilized German society to become a Nazi regime.

The Cause of Hitler's Germany

History

Leonard Peikoff

Europe

Penguin Publishing Group

Based on a series of lectures given in 1983 by Dr. Leonard Peikoff, Understanding Objectivism offers a deeper and more profound study of Ayn Rand's philosophy, and outlines a methodology of how to approach the study of Objectivism and apply its principles to one's life.
For the legions of readers who treasure Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, and who savor cogent analysis and provocative discussion of Ayn Rand's thoughts and beliefs, Understanding Objectivism takes the stimulating study of Rand's philosophy to the next level.

Understanding Objectivism: A Guide to Learning Ayn Rand's Philosophy

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Ayn Rand chose Leonard Peikoff to be her successor as the spokesman for Objectivism. And in this brilliantly reasoned, thought-provoking work we learn why, as he demonstrates how far America has been detoured from its original path and led down the same road that Germany followed to Nazism. Self-sacrifice, Oriental mysticism, racial ?truth,? the public good, doing one?s duty--these are among the seductive catch-phrases that Leonard Peikoff dissects, examining the kind of philosophy they symbolize, the type of thinking that lured Germany to its doom and that he says is now prevalent in the United States. Here is a frightening look at where America may be heading, a clarion call for all who are concerned about preserving our right to individual freedom.

The Ominous Parallels (The Ayn Rand Library - Volume III)

A Mentor Book

This brilliantly conceived and organized book is based on a lecture course given by Dr. Leonard Peikoff in 1976, entitled "The Philosophy of Objectivism." The lectures were attended by Ayn Rand, who helped prepare them and also joined Peikoff in answering questions. Ayn Rand said of these lectures: "Until or unless I write a comprehensive treatise on my philosophy, Dr. Peikoff's course is the only authorized presentation of the entire theoretical structure of Objectivism―that is, the only one that I know of my own knowledge to be fully accurate." Dr. Peikoff, Rand's designated heir and foremost interpreter, reveals the abstract fundamentals of Objectivism and its practical applications in the everyday world. He covers every branch of philosophy recognized by Rand and every philosophic topic she regarded as important―from certainty to money, from logic to art, from measurement to sex. Illustrated with quotes from her published works, complete with an abundance of new material that Ayn Rand offered only in private conversations with Peikoff, these clear, cogent chapters illuminate Objectivism―and its creator―with startling clarity. Now the millions of readers who have been transformed by Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead will discover the full philosophical system underlying Ayn Rand's stories about life "as it might be and ought to be." This 30th anniversary special edition was commissioned by the Ayn Rand Institute.

Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

Plume, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

This brilliantly conceived and well-organized book is based on a lecture course given by Dr. Leonard Peikoff in 1976, prepared with the help of Ayn Rand and entitled "The Philosophy of Objectivism." Ayn Rand said of these lectures: "Until or unless I write a comprehensive treatise on my philosophy, Dr. Peikoff's course is the only authorized presentation of the entire theoretical structure of objectivism--that is, the only one that I know to be fully accurate."       As Rand's designated heir and foremost interpreter, Peikoff here reveals both the abstract fundamentals of objectivism and its practical applications, covering topics from certainty to money, from logic to art. With much new material that Rand offered only in private conversations with Peikoff, these clear, cogent chapters illuminate objectivism and its creator with startling clarity.

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Blackstone Audio,Inc.

This brilliantly conceived and well-organized book is based on a lecture course given by Dr. Leonard Peikoff in 1976, prepared with the help of Ayn Rand and entitled "The Philosophy of Objectivism." Ayn Rand said of these lectures: "Until or unless I write a comprehensive treatise on my philosophy, Dr. Peikoff's course is the only authorized presentation of the entire theoretical structure of objectivism--that is, the only one that I know to be fully accurate." As Rand's designated heir and foremost interpreter, Peikoff here reveals both the abstract fundamentals of objectivism and its practical applications, covering topics from certainty to money, from logic to art. With much new material that Rand offered only in private conversations with Peikoff, these clear, cogent chapters illuminate objectivism and its creator with startling clarity.

Biographies & Memoirs

Identifies the roots of Nazism in the philosophical ideas of the worship of unreason, demand for self-sacrifice, and elevation of society over the individual, and argues that these ideas are present in America today

The Ominous Parallels: The End of Freedom in America

Stein and Day/Publishers

Written in the last decades of Rand's life, these pieces reflect a life lived on principle, a probing mind, and a passionate intensity.  In the years between her first public lecture in 1961 and her last in 1981, Ayn Rand spoke and wrote about topics as different as education, medicine, Vietnam, and the death of Marilyn Monroe. In The Voice of Reason, these pieces are gathered together in book form for the first time. Written in the last decades of Rand's life, they reflect a life lived on principle, a probing mind, and a passionate intensity. With them are five essays by Leonard Peikoff, Rand's longtime associate and literary executor. The work concludes with Peikoff's epilogue, ''My Thirty Years with Ayn Rand: An Intellectual Memoir,'' which answers the question, what was Ayn Rand really like? Important reading for all thinking individuals, this collection communicates not only Rand's singular worldview but also the penetrating cultural and political analysis to which it gives rise.

The Voice of Reason: Essays in Objectivist Thought (Library Edition)

Ayn, Rand

Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc.

The Voice of Reason: Essays in Objectivist Thought

Blackstone Publishing

Freedom of speech is indispensable to a free and civilized society, yet this precious right is increasingly under attack today. <ul>
<li>Islamic totalitarians repeatedly threaten and kill those deemed blasphemers while our political leaders stand idly by -- and many intellectuals blame the victims. </li> <li>College students seek ''trigger warnings'' and ''safe spaces'' from controversial ideas. </li> <li>The government harasses tea party groups, preventing them from speaking out during an election, and it investigates oil companies and advocacy groups for the ''crime'' of dissenting from climate change orthodoxy. </li> </ul>
 Why is this happening? What can be done? This hard-hitting collection provides answers. Applying Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism to the most pressing free speech issues of the day, the essays in this book reveal the attacks on free speech to be the product of destructive ideas -- ideas that are eroding Western culture at its foundation. They expose those ideas and the individuals who hold them, and, importantly, they identify the only ideas on which Western civilization can be sustained: reason, egoism, and individual rights.

Defending Free Speech: Selected Commentary by the Ayn Rand Institute

Steve Simpson

and various authors

Onkar Ghate

Christian Beenfeldt

Elan Journo

Constitutional Law

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The Cause of Hitler's Germany

Understanding Objectivism: A Guide to Learning Ayn Rand's Philosophy

The Ominous Parallels (The Ayn Rand Library - Volume III)

Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

The Ominous Parallels: The End of Freedom in America

The Voice of Reason: Essays in Objectivist Thought (Library Edition)

The Voice of Reason: Essays in Objectivist Thought

Defending Free Speech: Selected Commentary by the Ayn Rand Institute