Is Ayn Rand an apologist for anti-social conduct?

Answer 1

No, I don't think so. She is anything but apologetic.

Answer 2

She's not an apologist, but brazen in her own irresponsible "academics". Her parents lost their pharmacy when the Bolsheviks took control. She fled to Hollywood. She wrote books that idolized capitalism, and of course the "enlightned" indulstrialists that make all the wonderful improvements in our life possible. She's an idiot. But, as it happens, there's a lot of money to be made in idiocy. Doesn't address Marx, doesn't address philosophy, attemps "objectivity" through common sense, which never works, misuses Nietzsche, is a misogynist oddly enough. She extols the industrial capitalist and radically free markets. She gives voice to the oppressors with her fallacies and metaphors. Anti-social? Very. Apologetic-- No. Placed on her grave was a dollar-sign-shaped wreath. Her influence is notorious.

Answer 3

No. Of course, I suppose if you define being critical about who you lavish your attention upon rather than being some individual who will equally divide their time between all of the people who want as anti-social, that would be true; however, Ayn Rand wasn't in the least an anti-social apologist. Of course, I assume you refer to her novel characters, who are devoted to their work; their work is of greater value to them than random, directionless socializing. One need not be social, however, except to the degree that they desire. To socialize for no other reason than the expectations of others is to waste your time.

Answer 4

I've never had much discussion about Ayn Rand so it's interesting to see what other people have to say. For myself I've always looked at her writings and the characters as being rebellious against the status-quo, how else does society change. Ones ideals against many, and she gives her characters the route to follow, yes the power of one.

Answer 5

I would say no.

I believe Ms. Rand to be an advocate for self above all others.

Answer 6

She doesn't condone anti-social conduct...she just wants people to get what they want.

Answer 7

No, there is no appology required for being anti-socialist.


On socialism she believed :

“ this system has depravity as its motive, plunder as its goal, lies, fraud and force as its method, and destruction as its only result.”

On the morality of socialism. “ It is immoral to live by your own effort, but moral to live by the effort of others---it is immoral to consume you own product, but moral to consume the products of others---it is immoral to earn, but moral to mooch---it is the parasites who are the moral justification for the existence of the producers, but the existence of the parasites is an end in itself---it is evil to profit by achievement but good to profit by sacrifice----it is evil to create your own happiness. But good to enjoy it at the price of the blood of others.”

I see no reason to appologize for being anti-socialist.

Answer 8

No. That would be Ayn Coulter.