The Esthetic Theory of Ayn Rand
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Part 1 Context: Ayn Rand - Philosopher and Novelist; Objectivism - Rand's Philosophic Framework. Part 2 Ayn Rand's Theory of Art: The Psycho-Epistemology of Art; Philosophy and Sense of Life; Art and Sense of Life; Art and Cognition; Music and Cognition; The Definition of Art; Critical Neglect; Scientific Corroboration. Part 3 Extension and Application: Abstract Art; Photography; Architecture; Music and Dance; The Literary Arts and Film; The Decorative Arts, Design and Beauty; Postmodernism; Public Implications; Appendices.