Byrd, D: Critique of Ayn Rand’s Philosophy of Religion
Beschreibung:
Ayn Rand's philosophy has once again found an important part on the American political stage. With the rise of the Tea Party movement, her political and economic philosophy has infused the American public discourse with a new Libertarian vitality. Ironically, many of her new followers identify themselves as committed Christians, a prospect that Rand herself would have rejected. This book critically reviews Rand's secular-atheist philosophy of religion, which includes her theory of altruism, collectivism, and statism, and asks the questions: How did Ayn Rand become conservative Christians' favorite atheist?; Can Christianity, or any other prophetic religion, be reconciled with her philosophy of greed, selfishness, and capitalism?; Can one be both a Christian and a dedicated follower of Ayn Rand?; Can one appropriate her political and economic philosophy while rejecting her radical atheism and anti-religious stance?
This book critiques Ayn Rand¿s secular philosophy of religion while simultaneously highlighting the fundamental contradiction of the Tea Party movement¿s dual basis, that is, Randian economics and conservative Christianity.
1. Ayn Rand and the Congressman2. "I want to be known as the Greatest Enemy of Religion3. The Left, Suffering Catholics, and American Religion4. The Atheist and the Anti-Christ: Rand's "Second-Handing" of Nietzsche5. Essence and Appearance in the Culture Wars6. Where Rand and the Crucified Agree: "You Cannot Serve Two Masters!" - Contra Conservativa7. Nervi belli pecunia infinita or "Endless Money is the Sinew of War"8. Racism: Separate by Non-Intervention, Equal by Nature9. Reason: Man's Source for Understanding the World...Unless, like Religion, it's Bad for Business10. Worship a Man! or "Why do Women Keep Complaining?"11. The Question of Fascism12. Pope Francis and Ayn Rand's Idolatry of Money13.Dum Inter Homines Sumus, Colamus Humanitatem or As Long as We're all among Humans, Let us be Humane