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- adjective Of or pertaining to Ayn Rand (1905-1982), Russian-born American novelist and philosopher, or her writings or
objectivism .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Randian, that is a very balanced point of view no doubt based on many reads of articles and follow up fact checking.
MacDailyNews 2010
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First, I could be called a Randian and / or an Objectivist.
BusinessWeek.com -- 2009
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Pardon me while I retch (a typical "Randian" - I'd love to see Greenspan
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Well, in the interviews where Bird has been asked about this, he denies being any kind of Randian or having consciously modeled his movies on her ideas.
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There is a dramatic difference between what I’ll call Randian minarchism–advocating a strong, limited government–and Rothbardian anarcho-capitalism, which treats all government as intrinsically evil I’ll leave it to you to ponder the deontological implications of thisPOV.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Libertarianism and Culture, Round II 2009
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The "Randian" position is not that Man must be "held" to be heroic.
InstaPunk 2010
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Yes, but what is it that makes people throw out all critical thinking when considering themselves a "Randian"?
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Yes, but what is it that makes people throw out all critical thinking when considering themselves a "Randian"?
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I am curious what you see that is "Randian" or "laissez faire" about Greenspan or his actions.
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I am curious what you see that is "Randian" or "laissez faire" about Greenspan or his actions.
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