Robert Mayhew

Hayek and Rand on reason — APEE panelists

2 Comments / Economics, Epistemology, Philosophy /

In addition to the session on Ethics and the Financial Crisis, I am chairing a session on the theme of “Reason in Hayek and Rand” for the Association for Private Enterprise Education conference to be held April 11-13, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The rationale for the session: Two giants of twentieth-century thought — but […]

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The increasing(ly clear) relevance of Ayn Rand

7 Comments / Economics, Education, Objectivism, Philosophy, Politics /

“Read the news today? It’s like ‘Atlas Shrugged’ is happening in real life,” as this Facebook group points out. Many intelligent observers have noted the connection, which has led to sharply increased sales of Atlas and prominent coverage of Atlas‘s themes in Business Week, Forbes, the New York Times, the Economist, The Wall Street Journal,

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