Anthem
by Ayn Rand
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Author: Ayn RandEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Published: 2009-06-14
ISBN: 8562022683
Number of pages: 98
Publisher: IAP
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Book Review: We Are Lemmings Being Led By the Least of Us
Summary: 5 Stars
I read this book for a graduate class in political philosophy.
Ayn Rand (1905-1982), in this book written in 1937, expertly refutes collectivists schemes; such as, Communism and Fascism and shows the utter peril that collectivism poses to individual freedom. One of my favorite historians, Lord Acton, warned us in the 19th century "that socialism is slavery."
This is a short novel about a man who escapes a society from which all individuality has been squeezed. Written a full decade before Orwell's "1984" Rand expertly shows how collectivism is destroying individuality and is being practiced throughout the world including the "New Deal" programs in the United States. During this time in world, history people are becoming serfs to the state as F. A. Hayek, the noted libertarian economist would put it. Rand's philosophy is really quite simple; planning is a synonym for "collectivism" and "collectivism" is a metaphor for Communism. Rand's literary style is easy to read and understand, I love how she uses the third person plural in the book until the hero finds his "ego" at which time she switches over to first person singular. This is a book that should be read by all who wonder what role the government should have in our lives.
I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in political philosophy.
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