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- catalog abstract ""In The Contested Legacy of Ayn Rand, philosopher David Kelley analyzes the conflicts that led him to break ranks with orthodox Objectivists and create an independent branch of the movement. Originally published in 1990 as a manifesto, this work has been revised as an analysis of the principles of intellectual collaboration - the terms on which intellectuals and activists can work together in a common cause. Going beyond the immediate issues, Kelley discusses the nature of individual responsibility for the spread of ideas and for their historical consequences. He offers a new argument for toleration based on a non-relativistic theory of truth. He describes the nature of tribalism among intellectuals, showing how the troubled legacy of Ayn Rand has followed a pattern similar to the not-so-civil wars among followers of other original and charismatic thinkers such as Marx and Freud. In a postscript to the second edition, Kelley reviews the growth in Objectivist scholarship and the influence of Rand's ideas over the past decade." "The Contested Legacy of Ayn Rand is an engaging introduction to the Objectivist movement, its core ideas, and its central fissures. At the same time, it offers a case study in the sociology of intellectual movements and a frank discussion of the issues that arise whenever thinkers leave their studies to promote their ideas in the public realm."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12298184.
- catalog contributor b12298185.
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""In The Contested Legacy of Ayn Rand, philosopher David Kelley analyzes the conflicts that led him to break ranks with orthodox Objectivists and create an independent branch of the movement. Originally published in 1990 as a manifesto, this work has been revised as an analysis of the principles of intellectual collaboration - the terms on which intellectuals and activists can work together in a common cause. Going beyond the immediate issues, Kelley discusses the nature of individual responsibility for the spread of ideas and for their historical consequences. He offers a new argument for toleration based on a non-relativistic theory of truth. He describes the nature of tribalism among intellectuals, showing how the troubled legacy of Ayn Rand has followed a pattern similar to the not-so-civil wars among followers of other original and charismatic thinkers such as Marx and Freud. In a postscript to the second edition, Kelley reviews the growth in Objectivist scholarship and the influence of Rand's ideas over the past decade." "The Contested Legacy of Ayn Rand is an engaging introduction to the Objectivist movement, its core ideas, and its central fissures. At the same time, it offers a case study in the sociology of intellectual movements and a frank discussion of the issues that arise whenever thinkers leave their studies to promote their ideas in the public realm."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [103]-111) and index.".
- catalog description "Moral Judgment -- Cognition and Evaluation -- Moral Judgment -- Types of Moral Judgment -- The Temperament of a Judge -- Sanction -- Existential Aid and Moral Sanction -- The Case of Libertarianism -- Error and Evil -- Ideas and Original Sin -- The Role of Ideas in History -- The Scope of Honest Error -- Inherently Dishonest Ideas -- Toleration -- Tolerance, Justice, and Benevolence -- Tolerance and Objectivity -- Objectivism -- Open and Closed Systems -- Objectivism as an Open System -- What Is Objectivism? -- The Objectivist Movement -- A Question of Sanction -- Better Things to Do.".
- catalog extent "128 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0765800608 (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0765808633 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Poughkeepsie, N.Y. : Objectivist Center ; New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers,".
- catalog subject "191 21".
- catalog subject "B945.R234 K45 2000".
- catalog subject "Objectivism (Philosophy)".
- catalog subject "Rand, Ayn Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "Rand, Ayn.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Moral Judgment -- Cognition and Evaluation -- Moral Judgment -- Types of Moral Judgment -- The Temperament of a Judge -- Sanction -- Existential Aid and Moral Sanction -- The Case of Libertarianism -- Error and Evil -- Ideas and Original Sin -- The Role of Ideas in History -- The Scope of Honest Error -- Inherently Dishonest Ideas -- Toleration -- Tolerance, Justice, and Benevolence -- Tolerance and Objectivity -- Objectivism -- Open and Closed Systems -- Objectivism as an Open System -- What Is Objectivism? -- The Objectivist Movement -- A Question of Sanction -- Better Things to Do.".
- catalog title "The contested legacy of Ayn Rand : truth and toleration in objectivism / David Kelley.".
- catalog type "text".