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Goddess of the market Goddess of the market Jennifer Burns Worshipped by her fans, denounced by her enemies, and forever shadowed by controversy and scandal, the novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand was a powerful thinker whose views on government and markets s… OL13771777W
Danto and his critics Danto and his critics Mark Rollins "Updated and revised, the Second Edition of Danto and His Critics presents a series of essays by leading Danto scholars who offer their critical assessment of the influential works and ideas of Arthu… OL16263607W
Thoreau Thoreau Maximilien Le Roy 'To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live according to its dictates, a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity and… OL16813471W
Wm & H'ry Wm & H'ry J. C. Hallman Readers generally know only one of the two famous James brothers. Literary types know Henry James; psychologists, philosophers, and religion scholars know William James. In reality, the brothers' min… OL17899530W
Black prophetic fire Black prophetic fire Christa Buschendorf,Cornel West "Celebrated intellectual and activist Cornel West offers an unflinching look at nineteenth- and twentieth-century African American leaders and their visionary legacies. In an accessible, conversation… OL19986385W
Ayn Rand Ayn Rand Chris Matthew Sciabarra Author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand (1905-1982) is one of the most widely read philosophers of the twentieth century. Yet, despite the sale of nearly thirty million copies of her … OL3507417W
Key Philosophers in Conversation Key Philosophers in Conversation Andrew Pyle Key Philosophers in Conversation is a fascinating collection of interviews presenting the ideas of some of the worlds leading contemporary philosophers. Each interview features a discussion with a k… OL5958874W