The Chronicle: Colloquy: Responses

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I am very glad to see Rand finally getting the respect she deserves as a philosopher. I think it's long overdue. Apparently Atlas Shrugged is second only to the bible in transforming people's lives. Her books continue to speak to young people looking for a voice of hope and reason. By and large, Randians tend to have highly developed analytical skills and high degrees of intelligence. Factor in all of this and add her enduring appeal and one can't help but conclude that what she stood for bears closer study and warrants inclusion into academia.

I have often thought that academia shunned Rand because she was critical of institutions. I think it shows real growth when the institutions Rand critiqued can open wide enough to include her ideas in their world. It's a hopeful development. As someone who owes a great intellectual debt to Ayn Rand I am happy to see her receive the recognition she deserves. I hope literature follows suit and grants Rand the status she deserves.

: -- Fern Kagan, freelance writer, mixed media artist (posted 3/2, 10:45 a.m., E.S.T.)

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