1. An interesting discussion by an archivist of the Ayn Rand Institute on an abandoned book project by Rand that inspired Atlas Shrugged.
2. The Ayn Rand Fan Club celebrated its 100th episode with a discussion of the views of prominent ARI spokesmen on ICE and immigration. It’s funny to watch Yaron Brook constantly change his positions, proclaiming each iteration with exact certitude and almost contempt for what he previously held.
3. David Kelley is the most prominent Objectivist philosopher outside of ARI Objectivism. The Atlas Society is now publishing many of his shorter works. I’ve always wanted to read his A Theory of Abstraction. Rand’s followers consider her theory of concept formation to be her most seminal achievement. One criticism is that she presents no proof for her theory (for example, her description of how a child learns to differentiate tables and chairs). I’ve heard that Kelley does provide some evidence in this book.
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