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shoe77 · 4634 days ago · link · · parent · post: Ryan Now Rejects Ayn Rand-Will The Real Paul Ryan Please Come Forward?
Ah okay. I have in fact only read Rand's Fountainhead and found it very inspiring in many ways. I think some parts of what she talks about in the book is applicable, such as having integrity to oneself. But from what I've heard, Atlas Shrugged is more in tune with her Objectivism. I will have to read it one day. Nevertheless, the call for achieving humanity's full potential, I feel, is the central theme of Rand's Fountainhead that makes it so appealing, and thus, making it interesting to many people. Her means of achieving it, however, I guess, is not widely accepted.
One more thing to add: I do not think people should judge certain written works of her's as outlandish. Her prose is very unique and beautiful. Ad hominem attacks should not be considered when debating the reputation of one's works. That is all. Thank you.