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Martin Hooss

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‘The Divine in Us’:Aristotle and Rand on the Motion

‘The Divine in Us’:Aristotle and Rand on the Motion
Abstract:
The thesis provides a comparative analysis of Aristotle’s and Ayn Rand’s metaphysical ideas in order to analyze the ways in which Rand secularizes the Aristotelian approach to motion and time. The first part of the thesis highlights the grave impact Aristotle’s notion of the ‘unmoved mover’ had on Ayn Rand and the philosophy of Objectivism. The second half of the thesis reveals the implications Rand …more
Abstract:
The thesis provides a comparative analysis of Aristotle’s and Ayn Rand’s metaphysical ideas in order to analyze the ways in which Rand secularizes the Aristotelian approach to motion and time. The first part of the thesis highlights the grave impact Aristotle’s notion of the ‘unmoved mover’ had on Ayn Rand and the philosophy of Objectivism. The second half of the thesis reveals the implications Rand …more
 

Keywords

Ayn Rand philosophy Aristotle objectivism
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 14. 9. 2021
Identifier: https://is.vsci.cz/th/k9a31/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 23. 9. 2021
  • Supervisor: Dr. Gregory Salmieri
  • Reader: Prof. Karel Müller, Ph.D.

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