Ayn Rand’s Philosophy - The Horror of Robin Hood - Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand was a rather controversial author. She is most famous for her lengthy novel Atlas Shrugged and her philosophical system called objectivism, which is, in part, presented throughout Atlas Shrugged. Although Atlas Shrugged is an impressive work of fiction, and because of this by many considered to be a ‘must-read’, Ayn Rand’s philosophy is extremely controversial. As a result, it appears as if one can either love or hate Atlas Shrugged, as well as the philosophical ideas presented throughout the book. Recently a famous NFL player was even criticised heavily after indicating that he had Ayn Rand’s book on his bookshelf.

In this video I will summarise the philosophy of Ayn Rand, mostly as presented in Atlas Shrugged. If you have not yet read Atlas Shrugged, then hopefully this article will help you in deciding whether you find it worthwhile to spend your time reading through this lengthy book (1069 pages in my edition). In case you have already read Atlas Shrugged, then I hope that this article will help you to better understand the philosophy of Ayn Rand.

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Very helpful and very interesting! I love getting to know different philosophies from videos like this❣️❣️

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Just a comment on your video, I don't think Rand would consider how something impacts society positively or negatively as a primary concern, her ultimate concern is the individual. Something she advocates might benefit "society" overall, but to her it would just be a secondary consequence, not the primary goal.