1961, nonfiction

For the New Intellectual

Name: For the New Intellectual
Author: Ayn Rand

The title essay surveys the history of ideas through two archetypes Rand calls Attila (rule by force) and the Witch Doctor (rule by faith), and argues for a new intellectual guided by reason.

Her first nonfiction book: a title essay plus the philosophical passages from her novels, including Galt's speech.

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Ideas it carries

Objectivism
Rand's name for her philosophy as a whole.