Ayn Rand

The notions of philosophical ethics are created with the intention of allowing us to choose the morally right option within a situation. However, when it comes to the application of these ethics to real life, the results do not always end up to be that way. This is especially the case within the notions of biomedical ethics. A health care provider must not only take account of what the ethically right thing to do is, but more importantly what is the best course of action is in regards to…

Net neutrality has recently has been repealed, causing major uproar throughout the nation. Such uproar is justified for ethical reasons alone, as well as the preservation of freedom of speech and overall happiness of society in general. This has the potential to lead to violent rebellion and the development of oppressive governments. The U.S. government does, however, have important laws to protect the rights of the users of the internet, these laws are essential to overall internet safety.…

In a world full of variety and mixed social economies, capitalism and Communism are the most well-known economies. The most attached country to capitalism is the United States, while Communism is mainly attached to Russia and China. Capitalism and communism are both ideologies used in many countries’ societies, however they are different in many ways. The wealth is distributed differently, and the ownership of property differentiates between the two economies. Capitalism is founded from Adam…

answer these questions. Nonetheless, no matter your position on this topic we can all agree that your heart and mind play a vital role in our decision-making lives. When looking back at class, I can easily connect these ideas to the novella Anthem, by Ayn Rand. In the book Anthem, we are pushed farther into the future, introduced to a society that revolves around the concept of unity and group ethics. This concept of collectivism restricts the people in this society to everyday normal things in…

Conscription is the compulsory enlistment of citizens for their country’s military service. This involves leaving any education, work and family behind in order to go to military training camps. World War Two was a time that saw unprecedented levels of damage and destruction. This put many countries in a state of economic and political desperation. During this period the Canadian government chose to introduce conscription in order to help the allied countries win the war. Canada’s use of…

was theirs in the first place. Both of the dystopian communities attempted to create peace something at is unreal and unreachable. However, their flawed efforts it halted evolution. By preventing the flourishing of technology as shown in Anthem by Ayn Rand or literature and knowledge as portrayed in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. The protagonists both believed in what their society opposed and fought for their goals. Prometheus fought to better the world and gain free will. Guy Montag fought…

In the critique “Egoism and Altruism,” Louis P. Pojman strongly rejects the idea of Ayn Rand that everyone should have and egoist morality by explaining the “false dilemma” created between egoism and altruism. He explains that her idea of egoism stating that she believes “selfishness is a virtue and altruism is a vice.” He argues that while some egoist traits are morally necessary, such as self-love and self-interest, they should not be brought about or acted upon at the cost of someone else’s…

Throughout history, women have been frowned upon for being promiscuous by many people such as Ayn Rand who considers, “promiscuity immoral.” In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus faces adversity on his ten year journey home from the Trojan War. This included coming across women who had infamous reputations due to being open with their sexualities. Some of these women included Calypso, Circes, the sirens, and the maids in his own home. The author, Homer, wrote the Odyssey as a cautionary tale for women to…

expect it, but these two characters’ governments and own individuality, are both alike and different in a number of ways. Although both characters are from different societies set in contrasting areas, the main heroes from the 2014 film Divergent and Ayn Rand’s novella, Anthem, share similar personality traits and beliefs. In the beginning of the movie, Tris, formally Beatrice, discovers that she is different than most of the people in her society (Divergent). Taking place in what was…

What would you do if you lived in an altruistic society where individualism is forbidden and you work and live for the common good? Would you conform or would you rebel like the main character, Equality 7-2521, in Ayn Rand's novella "Anthem"? In the novella Equality 7-2521's is constantly breaking the laws until his final act of rebellion against the World Council and the collective society. The archetype of a rebel is someone who resists authority and refuses allegiance to the head of…