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(1982 FIRST EDITION) AYN RAND: ‘Philosophy: Who Needs It?’ LIKE NEW Hardcover/DJ

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Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company Inc., Indianapolis & New York, 1982 (1st edition, 1st printing). Large octavo, xii, 276 pages. ‘To the question: “Who needs philosophy?” Miss Rand answers: “Everyone.” “A philosophical system”, she writes, “is an integrated view of existence. As a human being, you have no choice about the fact that you need a philosophy. Your only choice is whether you defined your philosophy by a conscious, rational, discipline, process of thought. … Or let your subconscious accumulate a junk heap of unwarranted conclusions…’ (from the dust jacket). ‘Alice O'Connor (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum; (1905 – March 6, 1982), better known by her pen name Ayn Rand, as a Russian-American writer and philosopher.[She is known for her fiction and for developing a philosophical system which she named Objectivism.’ (Wiki). SCARCE in AUSTRALIA: No copies for sale in Australia at the time of listing. FREE LOCAL PICKUP.

  • Publisher: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc.
  • Year: 1982
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • ISBN: 0672527251
  • Condition: Fine

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