Atlas Shrugged
Main Ideas
- Individualism versus collectivism
- The role of reason in human life
- The importance of personal freedom and entrepreneurship
- Critique of socialism and government interventionism
- Egoism as a moral imperative
- The necessity of protecting intellectual property
- The superiority of achievements by individuals acting on personal convictions
- Condemnation of altruism as a harmful ideology
Date of publication: 14 May 2024
Updated: 14 November 2026
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Genre: Contemporary Fiction
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