Ayn Rand 1905-1982
Russian-American Novelist, Philosopher, Playwright, and Screenwriter.
Rand is known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and Developing a Philosophical System called Objectivism.
Atlas Shrugged was consisted her greatest achievement and illustrates that without the efforts of the rational and productive, the economy would collapse, and the society would fall apart.
This work expresses her concept of human achievement and advocates her philosophy of objectivism, which she describes as, "The concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute."
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women.
Location. 36° 26.202′ N, 89° 4.208′ W. Marker is in Union City, Tennessee, in Obion County. It is on Graham Drive. Marker is in Freedom Square in Discovery Park of America. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 210-260 Graham Dr, Union City TN 38261, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Upper South, and in the Mississippi Delta. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Confederate States of America (here, next to this marker); The United States of America (here, next to this marker); Prometheus
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Also see . . . Discover Ayn Rand. Website homepage (Submitted on January 24, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Additional keywords. philosophy, philosophers, philosophical cults
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