Atlas Shrugged (For Further Study)

For Further Study

• Branden, Barbara, and Nathaniel Branden, Who Is Ayn Rand? Random House, 1962.

  Rand's disciples and close associates get a glimpse at the author's private life. The book was later repudiated as too limited by only the information Rand authorized for publication.

• Davis, L. J., "Ayn Rand's Last Shrug," in Washington Post, December 12, 1982, p.7.

  The article reviews Rand's non-fiction work, Philosophy: Who Needs It? and its resonance in her final novel, Atlas Shrugged.

• Ellis, Albert, Is Objectivism A Religion? Lyle Stuart, Inc., 1968.

  Ellis finds faults in Rand's philosophy and challenges her views, at the same time critiquing Objectivism's cult-like following.

• Machan, Tibor, "Ayn Rand: A Contemporary Heretic?" in The Occasional Review, Vol. 4, Winter, 1976, pp. 133-50.

  Machan outlines Rand's heretical opinions in five philosophical areas: metaphysics, ethics, epistemology, politics, and aesthetics.

• O'Neill, William F., With Charity Toward None: An Analysis of Ayn Rand's Philosophy, Philosophical Library, 1971.

  One of the very few even-handed reviews of Rand's work. The book explores the rationality of Objectivist principles and empirically tests their validity.

• Wilt, Judith, "On Atlas Shrugged," in College English, Vol. 40, No. 3, November, 1978, pp. 333-37.

  In this essay, Wilt discusses Atlas Shrugged as a feminist work of self-awareness and rebirth and praises its passion.