2007-06-27 19:36:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Well,
I think she would say her ideas are a direct connection back to Aristotle. She believed that modern philosophy, for the most part, has been VERY destructive.
I believe it's unfair to her to say that in her work is a Nietzsche and/or existentialism influence. This is because it's possible to make that claim across a wide strata of ideas because of the expanse of ground claimed by those two idealogies.
Hated:
Hume
Kant
Hegel
Rouseau
Nietzsche
Marx
Existentialism
Liked:
Aristotle
Locke
And maybe an affectionate pat on the head for American pragmatism.
But mostly she liked her own ideas, which she called Objectivism. Her best non-fiction work is, "Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology."
2007-07-01 18:58:20 · answer #1 · answered by M O R P H E U S 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
I think Objectivism is partialy based in Existentialism, with things in common with Nietzsche. A lot of it is just unique to Ayn Rand, though.
This might help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_Rand#Philosophical_influences
2007-06-30 16:36:04 · answer #2 · answered by KJohnson 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is just i dea so that means iut is wrong
2007-06-28 12:19:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋