Things That You Can Learn From a Woman Philosopher, Ayn Rand, to Gain Happiness
Ayn Rand was a Russian-American writer and philosopher who lived in the twentieth century. Born in Russia, she moved to America when she was in her 20’s; there she wrote several novels, some of the most famous being: The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.
Towards the end of her life, she focused more on philosophy, founding the philosophy of Objectivism, the four main principles of which are: First, Objective reality, which is the reality that exists independently of consciousness. Second, Absolute reason, which means that the guidance of facts far outweighs the guidance of faith or emotion. Third, Individualism, which means the proper moral purpose of one’s life is the pursuit of one’s own happiness. And fourth, Laissez-faire capitalism, which is a system based on protecting human rights and property rights.
Her main philosophical view is that knowledge can be acquired only through the process of reasoning. So that’s why she rejected religion and faith.
She also attacked many past philosophers, with the exception of a few, like Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas. She was inspired by Nietzsche and John Locke and she was against Immanuel Kant, whom she named “the most evil man in mankind’s history” because she thought his ethics opposed the self-interests of human…
