Essays on Ayn

Utilitarianism can be described as a moral look and defined by consequentialism. It is an ethical theory which states that maximization of utility results in the best action. The utility can be described in different ways, and it mostly terms the well-being of the human beings. According to Jeremy Bentham, who is the founder of utilitarianism, the utility is the addition of all pressure resulting from an action; deduct the suffering of an individual involved in an action (Brian, 1957). The consequences of the action can either be good or bad, and utilitarianism insists of equality interests. Both Bentham ...

Ayn Rand’s essays in a book titled The Virtue of Selfishness are thought provoking on the issues of ethics and are a continuation of the discourse on what actions should be considered as moral or amoral as performed by human beings. The traditional ethicists have always viewed self-interest with suspicion with most of the ethicist praising acts that are selfless in intent while viewing actions motivated by self-interest as amoral acts. According to the traditional view of ethics, a self-centered individual does not deliberate the wellbeing of other people and, therefore, will damage the interest of others while ...

The vision of life of every person is formed due to various factors: experience, relationships with people, environment and so on. Art in this list also plays a significant role. There are many works of art that can have a very strong influence on a person. I would like to share my reflections on one book that changed my worldview. This is the book “Atlas Shrugged”, written by Ayn Rand. Before we move on to the discussion of the book, it is necessary to say a few words about the writer. Ayn Rand was the former Russian citizen who ...

Research Essay

As we live our lives, we tend to encounter various challenges every day. Our own thinking brings some of these challenges while other challenges are brought by the paradigms created by the society. Since the world has all kinds of people, we are likely to encounter the rich, poor, unhealthy, and healthy people in our daily interactions. These interactions are sometimes challenging, as we tend to question ourselves on how much we can do to help the world’s poor and the unhealthy people. This challenge presents itself in two ways. In one way, we personally feel that it ...

overty is one of the major problems facing many people and it is as a result of several factors which are independent of each other. In many countries, there is a big gap that exists between the poor and the rich. There is the tendency that the poor will become poorer while the rich get richer. This is a result of the differentiated social classes that are in existence. Even though there are rich people around the world, those that are poor are seen to be many. A small proportion of individuals around the world may be considered to ...

Defining art is a controversial topic in contemporary philosophy. Even the philosophical usefulness of the explanation of the word ‘art” is debated many times. Defining art and its components have been attempted various times. There are contemporary definitions, traditional definitions, conventional definitions, historical definitions and functional definitions, but the actual question remains the same, whether art can be defined precisely or not? The answer may vary individual to individual. The paper discusses if having a precise definition of art will make a real difference in the art world. (The Definition of Art 2014). The question “what is art?” has ...