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...what about the women's studies program? Its members often complain about the dominance of the "white male" in the academic curriculum. Yet in Rand they have a woman who has influenced and continues to influence the lives of millions, who many consider the most powerful advocate of values our century has seen and who ran away from the clutches of Communism at a young age and devoted her life to fighting for values she believed in. This woman--a paradigm of strength, independence and integrity--is ignored...
...Rand's ideas are often discarded on the ground that they are immoral. Her advocacy of egoism is often described as cruel and harsh. But Objectivism does not advocate living according to one's desires, whether rational or not, while disregarding the consequences to others...
...claim that Objectivism is cruel, hence immoral, is a complete perversion of Rand's philosophy. It is taking Nietzsche's notion of the noble as the Ubermensch and imposing this notion on Objectivism. Rand's version of rational egoism is distinct from and vehemently opposed to Nietzsche's understanding of egoism. Rand categorically opposed the violation of others' freedom, while Nietzsche tolerated it. Yet Nietzsche is taught at Harvard and Rand...
...Rand, a champion of individualism, advocates the very values that made this country into the greatest, most noble country in the history of mankind. In her philosophy she also explains why straying from these values will lead to disastrous results...
This Sunday the Ford Hall Forum will host Leonard Peikoff, Objectivism's leading philosopher and Rand's intellectual heir. In his talk, Peikoff will address the underlying causes of crime. Some of our professors should perhaps lift their "veil of ignorance" and venture to the Ford Hall Forum...