Websites Courtesy of EpistemLinks

Site TitleDetails
Capitalism.org

The Intellectual Activist

Nathaniel Branden's homepage

Description: the psychologist and former associate of Ayn Rand
Leonard Peikoff's Website

Description: Peikoff.com is the website for Leonard Peikoff, an Objectivist philosopher.

The Atlas Society

Description: An international organization for the many admirers of the fiction of Ayn Rand.
The Importance of Philosophy

Author: Jeff Landauer and Joseph Rowlands
Description: "An introduction to the fundamental importance of philosophy, covering Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, and Esthetics, with an emphasis on the philosophy of Objectivism. Includes a dictionary of philosophical concepts, a concept chart, misbegotten notions, a reading list, and Q&A."
Objectivism Reference Center

Author: Richard Lawrence
Description: A thorough site including annotated links to all types of textual works regarding Ayn Rand and Objectivism. Areas include Rand's Books, Other Books, Periodicals, Texts, Biography, Forums, and Critics.
Cliffs Notes on Rand's The Fountainhead

Source: Cliffs Notes
Cliffs Notes on Rand's Anthem

Source: Cliffs Notes
Cliffs Notes on Rand's Atlas Shrugged

Source: Cliffs Notes
ClassicNotes on Rand's The Fountainhead

Source: ClassicNotes
AtlasShrugged.com

Source: Ayn Rand Institute
Description: "Atlasshrugged.com has been created to be the Web's most comprehensive and insightful companion site to the novel. For new readers, it offers an introduction to the book and its themes; and for those already familiar with Atlas Shrugged, the site offers an unprecedented wealth of analysis and commentary to help them understand the book better, along with background information about Ayn Rand and her life."

Brief Reference Materials

Site TitleDetails
Ayn Rand

Source: The Ayn Rand Institute
Ayn Rand

Source: Malaspina Great Books
Ayn Rand

Source: Biography.com
Ayn Rand

Source: World of Biography
About Rand

Source: CliffsNotes
Biography of Rand

Source: ClassicNotes

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Rand/Objectivist Critique Links Courtesy of Mike Huben

Ayn Rand Contra Human Nature
Greg S. Nyquist provides perhaps the most extensive criticism of Rand. He finds that her assumptions about human nature do not match scientific knowledge of human nature. A blog based on his book.
Blog: Ayn Rand Contra Human Nature
Daniel Barnes has started a blog for the discussion of Greg Nyquist's 'A.R.C.H.N' and other criticisms of objectivism.
The Heirs Of Ayn Rand: Has Objectivism Gone Subjective?
Scott McLemee provides a charitable overview of the history, major factions, and controversies of Objectivism. Useful background for understanding criticisms, without fawning.
Ayn Rand (1905-1982)
Kelley L. Ross' Friesian School biography of Rand, which is strongly critical of some of Rand's philosophical errors.
Libertarian Man!
A John Bergstrom's Attack Cartoons feature that skewers some common libertarian/objectivist foibles.
Why I Am Not An Objectivist
by Michael Huemer. A philosophical examination of some Objectivist claims by a skeptic coming from a very similar position and using similar methodology.
Critique of "The Objectivist Ethics"
Michael Huemer finds eight fatal flaws in Rand's derivation of objectivist ethics. (That's all?)
The Benefits and Hazards of the Philosophy of Ayn Rand: A Personal Statement.
Nathaniel Branden details some errors Ayn Rand was prone to. One of several self-aggrandizing discussions of her feet of clay, written conveniently after her death.
The Unlikeliest Cult In History.
Michael Shermer's history and critique of some basic flaws of Objectivism.
TV guide review of "Ayn Rand: A Sense Of Life"
by Ken Fox. A dead-accurate and scathing review both of the movie and Rand's "importance". A lot said in few words.
Libertarian Follies
Amitai Etzioni makes a communitarian critique of Tibor Machan and the failings of economic models of human behavior.
Become an Objectivist in Ten Easy Steps (with illustrations)
This one is relatively subtle.
The faulty reasoning of Ayn Rand types.
Starts off with a very clever "Rape: The Unknown Ideal" example to demonstrate the "logic" in Ayn Rand's work.
The 25 Most Inappropriate Things An Objectivist Can Say During Sex
Perhaps this is why there are so few children of Objectivists. From Save The Humans.
"Ayn Rand, More Popular than God!" Objectivists Allege!
Jessica Amanda Salmonson presents the facts about this "objective" urban myth. It takes a fantasy novelist to know one....
Legal Reasoning After Post-Modern Critiques of Reason
Philosopher Peter Suber provides an easily readable overview of 9 post-enlightenment critiques of reason in this academic article. Should be required reading for Objectivists.
The Virtue of Sycophancy (1)
The Virtue of Sycophancy (2)
Cringe and Win! - The 5 Most Embarrassing Moments in "PARC"
Daniel Barnes evaluates James Valliant's book "The Passion of Ayn Rand's Critics".
The Sociology of the Ayn Rand Cult
Murray Rothbard makes a very convincing case for Objectivism as a cult. It's delightful to see it compared to the communist party.
The Madness of King Leonard
Leonard Peikoff appears on Bill O'Reilly's show and rants so appallingly that O'Reilly looks sensible in comparison.
Greenspan's breaking away from Objectivism
          Why the most famous former Objectivist chose to leave Objectivism.
Print References

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Albert Ellis "Is Objectivism A Religion?"
L. Stuart, 1968.
Peter Erickson "The Stance of Atlas: An Examination of The Philosophy of Ayn Rand"
Herakles Pub. 1997. Shows some fundamental errors in Rand's philosophy, and identifies some earlier alternatives that are supposedly correct.
Greg S. Nyquist "Ayn Rand Contra Human Nature"
iUniverse.com, 2001. Perhaps the most extensive criticism of Rand. Finds that her assumptions about human nature do not match scientific knowledge of human nature. Link to online text!
William F. O'Neill "With Charity Toward None: An Analysis Of Ayn Rand's Philosophy"
Littlefield, Adams, 1972.
John W. Robbins "Answer to Ayn Rand : [a critique of the philosophy of objectivism]"
John W. Robbins "Without a Prayer: Ayn Rand and the Close of Her System"
Apparently a rebuttal from a religious point of view.
Scott Ryan "Objectivism and the Corruption of Rationality: A Critique of Ayn Rand's Epistemology"
A technical analysis that finds Objectivism to be both incoherent and unoriginal.
Jeff Walker "The Ayn Rand Cult"
(Open Court 1998). Questions the originality of Rand's ideas, and presents the cult-like organization of Objectivism.