Author Description

From1966–1971, Ayn Rand produced the monthly journal The Objectivist on the theory and application of her philosophy Objectivism. Volumes 8–10 (1969–1971) consists of the second half of the journal and covers a fascinating range of subjects, from her scathing critique of the Progressive education system in her essay "The Comprachicos" to her reverent reflection on the triumph of "Apollo 11." Ayn Rand had a distinctive philosophy of art—a unique view of what art is and why it is so crucially important to human life. Her book The Romantic Manifesto brings together her major essays on esthetics, most of which were originally published in The Objectivist, arefeatured in these volumes.