For the New Intellectual

Tired of feeling like your mind and morality are at war with the modern world? Discover a philosophy that champions reason, individualism, and achievement as the highest virtues. This is your chance to build an intellectual framework that rejects compromise and embraces your own rational self-interest. Learn why Ayn Rand believed Western civilization was crumbling and how a new type of intellectual can save it. Through key excerpts from her landmark novels, you'll grasp the core tenets of Objectivism and see how to apply its principles of logic and purpose to your own life and career.

Ayn Rand was a towering 20th-century novelist and philosopher who created Objectivism, a system of thought celebrating reason, individualism, and heroic achievement that has influenced millions. Born in Russia, her firsthand experience with totalitarianism fueled her passionate defense of capitalism and individual rights in America. Her philosophy, first articulated in her bestselling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, is distilled in this collection, offering a rational morality for a new kind of intellectual.