{"product_id":"a-companion-to-ayn-rand-9781119099024","title":"A Companion to Ayn Rand","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first volume to offer a comprehensive scholarly treatment of Rand's entire corpus (including her novels, her philosophical essays, and her analysis of the events of her times), this \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e provides vital orientation and context for scholars and educated readers grappling with a controversial and understudied thinker whose enduring influence on American (and world) culture is increasingly recognized.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first publication to provide an in-depth scholarly treatment ranging over the whole of Rand's corpus\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides informed contextual analysis for scholars in a variety of disciplines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents original research on unpublished material and drafts from the Rand archives in California\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures insightful and fair-minded interpretations of Rand's controversial positions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllan Gotthelf\u003c\/b\u003e (1942-2013) was Anthem Foundation Distinguished Fellow at Rutgers University, USA, emeritus Professor of Philosophy at The College of New Jersey, Secretary of the Ayn Rand Society (a professional group affiliated with the American Philosophical Association), and the primary editor of its \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Studies \u003c\/i\u003eseries. Between 2003 and 2012, he was visiting professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. His influential papers on Aristotle are collected in \u003ci\u003eTeleology, First Principles, and Scientific Method in Aristotle's Biology\u003c\/i\u003e (2012).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory Salmieri\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at Rutgers University, is a philosophy fellow at the Anthem Foundation, and has held teaching and research positions at The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2008-12) and Boston University (2012-14). He is co-secretary of the Ayn Rand Society and co-editor of its \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Studies \u003c\/i\u003eseries. In addition to his work on Rand, he has published on various issues in Aristotle's philosophy and is editor of the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eKnowing and Coming to Know: Essays on Aristotle's Epistemology.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50861531955474,"sku":"9781119099024","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7486f103-2cb8-49b6-ab58-9c51e90ec0a8.jpg?v=1737596681","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-companion-to-ayn-rand-9781119099024","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}