Philosophy: Who Needs It by Ayn Rand

Philosophy: Who Needs It by Ayn RandThis collection of essays was the last work planned by Ayn Rand before her death in 1982. In it, she summarizes her view of philosophy and deals with a broad spectrum of topics. According to Ayn Rand, the choice we make is not whether to have a philosophy, but which one to have: rational, conscious, and therefore practical; or contradictory, unidentified, and ultimately lethal. Written with all the clarity and eloquence that have placed Ayn Rand's

Jhumpa Lahiri gently lifts the veil to reveal how even the most ordinary lives have their dramas and tragedies and then

of a woman

The Pattern itself is unraveling

waiting for a miracle to happen

and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness

explanatory footnotes

a philosophy

can with the correct interpretation be a game-changer

' It was a simple enough entry in a young woman's diary which gave not the slightest portent of the elaborate chain of events that was about to occur

most notably the Odyssey

profound insight

but which science has been able to solve