Ayn Rand versus Karl Marx

Abstract

What sets Rand apart from other critics of Marx is that she is a philosophical/ethical/ political individualist who rejects the claim by Marx that “The human essence is the true collectivity of man” and advances, instead, a neo‐Aristotelian theory to the effect that each of us is a human individual – that being human is essentially to be self‐directed and that the kind of society that is truly suited to human living must secure the individual his or her sovereignty.

Citation

Machan, T.R. (1994), "Ayn Rand versus Karl Marx", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 21 No. 2/3/4, pp. 54-67. https://doi.org/10.1108/03068299410052885