![]() ![]() However, when it was released in the late 1950s, the book wasn't exactly embraced. Underpinning that statement is a philosophy Rand introduced through her best-selling novel Atlas Shrugged. Recently, House Speaker John Boehner channeled Rand when he said, "Job creators in America basically are on strike." The ideas behind them - her philosophy - have sunk so deeply into our political thought, most people don't even recognize them as her ideas anymore.īut Rand does have important admirers, like House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. ![]() They are woven into the fabric of our society.Īyn Rand is best known for her novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. You might not know all their names, but you're certainly familiar with their ideas. NPR is taking a look at some of the most influential philosophers whose ideas molded the present and could shape the future. ![]() In a search for the way forward, scholars and politicians often turn to their fundamental beliefs. These days it can feel like the country is unsteady - politically, economically. Ayn Rand, the Russian-born American novelist, is shown in Manhattan with the Grand Central Terminal building in the background in 1962. ![]()
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