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Why Do Philosophers Ignore Ayn Rand?
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Because Ayn Rand was not a philosopher. When people talk about Rand’s “philosophy,” they’re using that word only as a euphemism. What Rand developed through her books and presented to the world was an ideology, a complex set of beliefs, opinions, metaphysics, and ethics. Philosophy is basically about the appreciation of wise thoughts, not the development of new ones.
