...Russ Castronovo By treating conservatism as a style of thought, this essay examines how a flair for abjuring the social contract, social welfare, socialism, indeed, society itself provides pleasure from the pain of violation and lost autonomy. The innovation of Ayn Rand’s writing is to make...

... not only rage but also pride and names the individual assertion that Sloterdijk is interested in throughout his work—even­ if, it should be noted, he also places high value in the col- lective; it simply will not do to compare Sloterdijk to Ayn Rand—­that is at the center of his book. One wonders...

... a central place for him, but that he gained access to the newly integrated library on Bull Street only as a teenager (SD, 1). In his memoir, Thomas makes special note of his acquaintance with Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, which he read at Holy Cross, and an independent study course in black novelists...