The Capitalist Manifesto: The Historic, Economic and Philosophic Case for Laissez-Faire37 reviews Andrew Bernstein University Press of America, 2005 Laissez-Faire Capitalism, Properly Presented and Defended + Great Perspective + A moral defense of capitalism + Capitalism and Freedom + Thoroughly reason!             Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault25 reviews Stephen R.C. Hicks Scholargy Publishing, Inc., 2004 Postmodernism + How Hideous It Is! Postmodernism Explained. + Essential Analysis of Art History + Postmodenism             The Contested Legacy of Ayn Rand: Truth and Toleration in Objectivism12 reviews David Kelley Transaction Publishers, 2000 Ayn Rand for the rational - and tolerant! A number of the reviewers here of Kelley's book are water-carriers for the ARI and their curious claim that NOBODY (except them, of course!) can speak for Objectivism and the legacy of Ayn Rand. Echoing Leonard Peikoff, they claim that Objectivism is a "closed system" that is perfect, complete, ...             The Abolition of Antitrust6 reviews Transaction Publishers, 2005 Abolish Antitrust Law: The complete case + Compelling Case for the Elimination of all Antitrust Laws + Why Your Government is Corrupt The book consists of a series of essays covering the economic, historical, legal, and philosophical cases for the elimination of antitrust law. Particularly noteworthy, in my opinion, was the chapter by Richard M. Salsman entitled "The False Profits of Antitrust" in which he traces the attitude of ...             A Life of One's Own: Individual Rights and the Welfare State18 reviews David Kelley Cato Institute, 1998 Excellent Introduction On The Philosophy Of Welfare Rights + Man Versus the Welfare State + Exposing the welfare state for the sham it is + Persuasive and Insightful + Great argument for classical liberty rights.             Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (The Ayn Rand Library, Volume 6)78 reviews Leonard Peikoff Plume, 1993 Thought Provoking and Refreshing + The Best Tool + Authoritative, Systematic and Elucidative Source on the Philosophy of Ayn Rand! + Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ann Rand             The Ominous Parallels50 reviews Leonard Peikoff Plume, 1983 Bad Ideas have Bad Consequences + Neo Nazism in America Ayn Rand's legal and intellectual heir, Dr. Leonard Peikoff's book seeks to explain what led to one of the most advanced nations in the developed world embrace the monstrous doctrines of Nazism as official, legal and politically popular policy? Popular theses suggest that the Treaty of Versailles ...             Moral Rights and Political Freedom4 reviews Tara Smith Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. The Objectivist case for individual rights + Ad "Emergency" + A Viable Politics? Prof. Smith does a wonderful job of giving a proper academic presentation of the Objectivist case for individual rights. She first presents a detailed moral teleological argument for why individuals should have rights. She then proceeds to argue against both deontological and consequentialist ...             Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics36 reviews George Reisman Jameson Books, 1996 An Exhaustive Defense of Laissez-Faire Capitalism + For the record... + A masterpiece of clearly posited ideas + Socialism Kills + Von Mises Meets Rand             Evidence of the Senses5 reviews David Kelley Louisiana State University Press, 1986 A valuable book presenting a distinctive view. + Interesting, and a clear departure from Rand. + A cogent defense of realism + A must read for anyone interested in Epistemology.             The Role of Religion in History3 reviews George Walsh Transaction Publishers, 1998 An outstanding, concise work on a topic of great importance! This book is an outstanding, concise work on the impact that each of the major world religions has had in shaping our still-current attitudes on urban life, sex, money, etc. Through telling the stories of the ancient origins of the religions themselves we learn how views on morality and other ...             Viable Values: A Study of Life as the Root and Reward of Morality15 reviews Tara Smith Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2000 A New Angle on Putting Philosophy in the Service of Life + I. E. Ethics To Live By. + Response to Kevin Currie + Rigorous explanation of why enlightened selfishness is GOOD             Loving Life: The Morality of Self-Interest and the Facts that Support It24 reviews Craig Biddle Glen Allen Pr Llc, 2002 Rational Self-Interest + Concise and Powerful + Introduction to a Morality Based Upon Reality + Living well, explained + Start With the Fundamentals             Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist4 reviews Tara Smith Cambridge University Press, 2006 an important work, well worth every penny and minute + Definitive Work on Clarifying Rational Egoism + Quite Useful Noting how recent scholarly work in ethics dances around the edges of seriously grappling with egoism, Dr. Smith offers the invitation: Why not judge ethical egoism by squarely confronting it in its most powerful and consistent form? Thus her comprehensive, systematic presentation of Ayn Rand's ...             On Ayn Rand (Wadsworth Philosophers Series)18 reviews Allan Gotthelf Wadsworth Publishing, 1999 A good gloss-over of Rand This book is good for someone who wants to understand Rand but does not yet want to dive into the endless books by and on Rand. It is a good overview of her philosophy and life, but certainly not complete. Those liking this book will also like "Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand" by Leonard ...             A Theory of Abstraction David Kelley The Objectivist Center, 2001 In this philosophical analysis of Ayn Rand's theory of concept-formation, Dr. David Kelley explains in detail what is innovative about the theory and how it relates to other theories of concepts and universals.             Unrugged Individualism : The Selfish Basis of Benevolence5 reviews David Kelley Objectivist Center, 1996 Antidote + Very good analysis for filling up a critical gap (mainly in terms of details) in Objectivist literature + Why the true egoist is nice + Exposes a gap in Objectivist thought; doesn't fill it             The Ominous Parallels50 reviews Leonard Peikoff Plume, 1983 Bad Ideas have Bad Consequences + Neo Nazism in America Ayn Rand's legal and intellectual heir, Dr. Leonard Peikoff's book seeks to explain what led to one of the most advanced nations in the developed world embrace the monstrous doctrines of Nazism as official, legal and politically popular policy? Popular theses suggest that the Treaty of Versailles ...             Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault25 reviews Stephen R.C. Hicks Scholargy Publishing, Inc., 2004 Postmodernism + How Hideous It Is! Postmodernism Explained. + Essential Analysis of Art History + Postmodenism             Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics36 reviews George Reisman Jameson Books, 1996 An Exhaustive Defense of Laissez-Faire Capitalism + For the record... + A masterpiece of clearly posited ideas + Socialism Kills + Von Mises Meets Rand