All the Answers
Well-known member
Who is Ayn Rand, the woman who created a philosophy that vindicates selfishness and is followed by Javier Milei - Infobae
Source:
Quién es Ayn Rand, la mujer que creó una filosofía que reivindica al egoísmo y es seguida por Javier Milei
El Presidente participará el mes próximo del acto de una organización que promueve las ideas de esta escritora rusa que se convirtió en un emblema de la batalla cultural
www.infobae.com
March 20, 2024
The President will participate next month in the event of an organization that promotes the ideas of this Russian writer who became an emblem of the cultural battle
By Federico Galligani
Ayn Rand (Getty Images)
“Man – every man – is an end in himself, not a means to the ends of others. He must exist for his own benefit, neither sacrificing himself for others, nor sacrificing others for himself. Pursuing one's own rational interest and one's own happiness is the highest objective of one's life," Ayn Rand expressed in a Los Angeles Times publication of June 17, 1962, to explain Objectivism, the philosophy created by her and which vindicates the selfishness as the only way to live together in peace.
Along with important economists such as Ludwig Von Mises , Murray Rotbard , Israel Kirzner and Hans Sennholz , Russian writing is one of the greatest references of the libertarian movement and the “cultural battle” waged by President Javier Milei .
In fact, the national president has already confirmed his participation in the next convention of the Ayn Rand Center Latin America , an organization that seeks to promote the ideas of this author in the region, which will be held between April 6 and 7, at the Paseo La Plaza.
Alisa Zinovievna Rosenbaum (original name of this woman), was born on February 2, 1905 in Saint Petersburg, in what was then Tsarist Russia, and survived the successive revolutions that gave rise to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Daughter of a couple who owned a pharmacy, at 12 years old she went into exile with her family after the communist regime took over their business and, after a time in Europe, she landed in the United States, where she began her career. literary and developed his personal life.
In that country he published his famous novels El Manantial (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957), which were strong criticisms of socialism and told the story of different heroes who presented to the public the basic concepts of Objectivism, a philosophical system that she herself created and defends individualism as a value to think and live in harmony.
The President will participate in the next convention of this organization
According to the vision of this writer, reason is the only tool that humans have to survive, so she considers it necessary to understand that facts are an objective reality , regardless of emotions, desires, hopes or fears, so they have to be accepted without contradictions, since “wishing for it will not make it come true.”
Rand's controversial view, which was also very critical of the modern feminist movement, is based on the fact that, far from altruism and social cooperation, self-interest is the driving force for both personal and collective development: “If you knew that this life "It's the only thing you have, wouldn't you make the most of it," he said in a television interview.
These maxims coincide with Milei's libertarian ideology and, in fact, the woman also expressed her opinion that the Government should stop intervening in the economy and act only "as a police officer that protects the rights of men."
“In a system of total capitalism, there should be (but, historically, there has not yet been), a total separation between State and economy, in the same way and for the same reasons that there is a separation between State and religion,” he expressed. the writer.
In dialogue with Infobae , the CEO of Ayn Rand Center Latin America, María Marty , confirmed the presence of the President at the convention that will be held in the Pablo Neruda room on Paseo La Plaza and anticipated that other important international figures will also attend as speakers, such as Orestes Lorenzo , a Cuban exile who rescued his wife from the island, circumventing the Castro regime's controls aboard a Cessna plane.
