{"product_id":"capitalism-isbn-9780451147950","title":"Capitalism","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this series of essays, Ayn Rand presents her stand on the persecution of big business, the causes of war, the default of conservatism, and the evils of altruism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe foundations of capitalism are being battered by a flood of altruism, which is the cause of the modern world's collapse. This is the view of Ayn Rand, a view so radically opposed to prevailing attitudes that it constitutes a major philosophic revolution. Here is a challenging new look at modern society by one of the most provocative intellectuals on the American scene.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This edition includes two articles by Ayn Rand that did not appear in the hardcover edition: “The Wreckage of the Consensus,” which presents the Objectivists’ views on Vietnam and the draft; and “Requiem for Man,” an answer to the Papal encyclical \u003ci\u003eProgresso Populorum.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheory and History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. What Is Capitalism? - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003e2. The Roots of War - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003e3. America's Persecuted Minority: Big Business - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003e4. Antitrust - Alan Greenspan5. Common Fallacies About Capitalism - Nathaniel Branden\u003cbr\u003e6. Gold and Economic Freedom - Alan Greenspan\u003cbr\u003e7. Notes on the History of American Free Enterprise - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003e8. The Effects of the Industrial Revolution on Women and Children - Robert Hessen\u003cbr\u003e9. The Assault on Integrity - Alan Greenspan\u003cbr\u003e10. The Property Status of Airwaves - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003e11. Patents and Copyrights - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003e12. Theory and Practice - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003e13. Let Us Alone! - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCurrent State\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14. The Anatomy of Compromise - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003e15. Is Atlas Shrugging? - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003e16. The Pull Peddlers - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003e17. \"Extremism,\" or the Art of Smearing - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003e18. The Obliteration of Capitalism - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003e19. Conservatism: An Obituary - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003e20. The New Fascism: Rule by Consensus - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003e21. The Wreckage of the Consensus - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003e22. The Cashing-in: The Student Rebellion - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003e23. Alienation - Nathaniel Branden\u003cbr\u003e24. Requiem for Man - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003eAppendix:\u003cbr\u003eMan's Rights - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature of Government - Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003eRecommended Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e“One of the most revolutionary and powerful works on capitalism—and on politics—that has ever been published.”—Professor Leonard Peikoff, \u003ci\u003eBarron’s\u003c\/i\u003e magazineBorn February 2, 1905, \u003cb\u003eAyn Rand\u003c\/b\u003e published her first novel, \u003ci\u003eWe the Living\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1936. \u003ci\u003eAnthem\u003c\/i\u003e followed in 1938. It was with the publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Fountainhead\u003c\/i\u003e (1943) and \u003ci\u003eAtlas Shrugged\u003c\/i\u003e (1957) that she achieved her spectacular success. Rand’s unique philosophy, Objectivism, has gained a worldwide audience. The fundamentals of her philosophy are put forth in three nonfiction books, \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Objectivist Epistemology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Virtues of Selfishness\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCapitalism: The Unknown Ideal\u003c\/i\u003e. They are all available in Signet editions, as is the magnificent statement of her artistic credo, \u003ci\u003eThe Romantic Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Signet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299711570149,"sku":"NP9780451147950","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451147950.jpg?v=1767723365","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/capitalism-isbn-9780451147950","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}