Ayn Rand

George H. Smith, like many modern libertarians, has been strongly influenced by the writings of Ayn Rand. Here are his essays on this noted novelist and philosopher. Al are at libertarianism.org unless otherwise stated.

We start the list with a thirteen essay series on Rand's take on the history of philosophy. She was notably a strong advocate for Aristotle's epistemology and a strong critic of Immanuel Kant's dualism and his ideas on duty. The link takes you to a separate page with the links to the individual essays. Specific topics within the series will also be listed under their respective topics.

• Ayn Rand and the History of Philosophy - 13 articles (categories: Ayn Rand, Aristotle, History of Philosophy, Immanuel Kant, William Friedrich Hegel)

• Ayn Rand and Altruism, Part 1 (2012)
• Ayn Rand and Altruism, Part 2 (2012)
• Ayn Rand and Altruism, Part 3 (2012)
• Ayn Rand and Altruism, Part 4 (2012)
• Ayn Rand and Altruism, Part 5 (2012)

• Fascism Part 1: Ayn Rand on Fascism (2016)

• Rand, “The Virtue of Selfishness,” and Veatch, “Rational Man: A Modern Interpretation of Aristotelian Ethics” (1975)

• Ayn Rand and I, Part 1 (2017) Atlas Society
• Ayn Rand and I, Part 2 (2017) Atlas Society
• Ayn Rand and I, Part 3 (2017) Atlas Society