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Ayn Rand

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Ayn Rand, born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum on 2 February 1905 in Russia and died 6 March 1982, was a Russian-American writer and philosopher known for her fiction and for developing the philosophical system she named Objectivism. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1905 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1905-02-02 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1982 1
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1982-03-06 1
TraditionSourced to the subject's own account
Objectivism 1
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NationalitySourced to the subject's own account
United States 1
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Source Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Ayn Rand
Source Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Ayn Rand
Source Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Ayn Rand

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Source Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Ayn Rand
Source Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Ayn Rand
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1. Ayn Rand (Wikipedia)
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    was a Russian-American writer
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    Alice O'Connor (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum; February 2 [O.S. January 20], 1905 - March 6, 1982), better known by her pen name Ayn Rand, was a Russian-American writer and philosopher. She is known for her fiction and for developing a philosophical system which she named Objectivism.
  • In Group: Virtue Ethics, Page categories: Aristotelian philosophers
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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Ayn Rand
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  • In Tradition: Aristotelianism, Abstract
    This philosophy is in the Aristotelian tradition, with that tradition’s emphasis upon metaphysical naturalism, empirical reason in epistemology, and self-realization in ethics.
  • In Tradition: Liberalism, Abstract
    Her political philosophy is in the classical liberal tradition, with that tradition’s emphasis upon individualism, the constitutional protection of individual rights to life, liberty, and property, and limited government.
  • In Branch: Epistemology, Abstract
    This philosophy is in the Aristotelian tradition, with that tradition’s emphasis upon metaphysical naturalism, empirical reason in epistemology, and self-realization in ethics.
  • In Branch: Political Philosophy, Abstract
    Her political philosophy is in the classical liberal tradition, with that tradition’s emphasis upon individualism, the constitutional protection of individual rights to life, liberty, and property, and limited government.
  • In Branch: Metaphysics, Abstract
    This philosophy is in the Aristotelian tradition, with that tradition’s emphasis upon metaphysical naturalism, empirical reason in epistemology, and self-realization in ethics.
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