Talk:Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

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"It is considered to be the only systematic presentation of Objectivism that Ayn Rand herself authorized, though it wasn't per se. Rather, it is actually based on a series of lecture courses by Peikoff himself, which Rand approved of. "

The only really problem with this statement is that it ignores the 20-lecture "Basic Principles of Objectivism" series done by Nathaniel Branden, who at the time was Rand's intellectual and legal heir, and was ALSO approved by Rand, etc. etc. Peikoff's work came later, and AFAIK, while Peikoff was Rand's legal heir, he was never her intellectual heir. --Emb021 15:41, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Articles for Deletion debate

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[edit] Books by Ayn Rand?

I have removed the category "Books by Ayn Rand," as Leonard Peikoff, not Ayn Rand, wrote the book. LaszloWalrus 21:04, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Philosophy

I've reverted LGagnon's Aug. 15 edit, which removed all references to Objectivism as a philosophy. Whether or not it's flawed, juvenile, or ideologically motivated, it is a purportedly logically derived system with positions in metaphysics, epistemology, etc. Calling it an "ideology" implies it's something loose and politically based. --zenohockey 02:15, 26 August 2006 (UTC)