I. Kant Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 Is there an online text of Atlas Shrugged??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinorityOfOne Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 Nope, it's still under copyright. The only Rand book that's available online is Anthem, which I think can be found at the Project Gutenberg website. Amazon might sell an ebook version of Atlas, though. I know they have the Cliffsnotes in that format. Also, the Objectivism Research CD-ROM has the full text of Atlas and almost all of Rand's other writings, with some bonus stuff by Peikoff tossed in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimble Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 Is there an online text of Atlas Shrugged??? could you handle reading a 1000 page book online? I dont think i could. My eyes would fall out of my head. Its much easier on the eyes to read a book in real life. Just buy the book. you can get it for like 2 bucks from a used book store. I havent seen one of those type of stores that doesnt have AS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Release Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 Yeah...the used bookstore up the street has like 10 copies of AS...well, up my street at least. Plus, I agree with nimble...that would kill my eyes. ~Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I. Kant Posted July 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 There is no used bookstore where I live though, the closest one is 300 miles away(!). Where is this site that has anthem on it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktower Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 http://www.gutenberg.net/ , search for title: anthem http://gutenberg.kk.dk/etext98/anthm10a.txt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I. Kant Posted August 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 Where can I find this book?!? Online text is prefered! Thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Rexton Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 Where can I find this book?!? Online text is prefered! Thank you so much! Uhm...at the bookstores and libraries? BTW, none of Ayn Rand's works are available online. They are all still copyrighted and therefore not yet in the "public domain". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_speicher Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 BTW, none of Ayn Rand's works are available online. They are all still copyrighted and therefore not yet in the "public domain". Anthem is legally available online through Project Gutenberg. http://www.grtbooks.com/rand.asp?idx=2&yr=...RA&at=AN#anthem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Rexton Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Anthem is legally available online through Project Gutenberg. http://www.grtbooks.com/rand.asp?idx=2&yr=...RA&at=AN#anthem whoops, sorry. I didn't realize Anthem's copyright is already expired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoyd Loki Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 What is up with people not wanting to spend a few bucks on a book?! I bought Kant's crappy Groundwork to the Metaphysics of Morals and even Marx's Commie Manifestation! Used of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidgy Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 I was just wondering if anyone here knows, and would be willing to tell me (a student becoming interested in objectivism), if there was anywhere to find these 2 books on the internet? Im very interested in reading them and learning more about this particular philosophy, and would greatly appreciate any help Im too poor to buy it myself, and my local library doesnt have a copy, im sure my university library does somewhere, but i cant go back there until near the end of september. Im sure you'll all be eager to help 'spread the word' as it were, and i await your replies thanks Henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidgy Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Oh, i of course meant atlas shrugged and the fountainhead. I put them in capitals in the title for extra clarity, but that got changed automatically obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_speicher Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 whoops, sorry. I didn't realize Anthem's copyright is already expired. I should clarify. It is my understanding that Peikoff, as executor and heir to the estate of Ayn Rand, neglected to renew the United States copyright of Anthem. However, I believe that the copyright protection still applies elsewhere. So, I would imagine that those outside the United States could not lawfully read or download the Project Gutenberg online version of the book. But, I am not a lawyer and speak with no authority here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_speicher Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 I was just wondering if anyone here knows, and would be willing to tell me (a student becoming interested in objectivism), if there was anywhere to find these 2 books on the internet? Im very interested in reading them and learning more about this particular philosophy, and would greatly appreciate any help Im too poor to buy it myself, and my local library doesnt have a copy, im sure my university library does somewhere, but i cant go back there until near the end of september. The copyrights for those books are still in effect, so they are not available for free online. However, you can purchase used copies for very low prices. Here is Atlas Shrugged for as little as $2.48, http://www.biblio.com/details.php?dcx=2073160&src=aa and The Fountainhead for as little as $1.00 http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BookDetails?bi=308763524 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielshrugged Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Since the works are copyrighted, they are not available online. You might be able to get one of them for just a couple of dollars at a used book store, though. If you can't afford that, then I suppose you'll have to wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoyd Loki Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 You are not too "poor" to buy them. I bought them new when I was a drunk, and two steps from homeless. Man, when I was growing up, you went out and bought things, now everyone wants it all free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolboxnj Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 I got a used copy of FTNI on amazon.com for about $3 Was reading it today.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 Where can I find this book?!? Online text is prefered! Thank you so much! Why don't you tell them what you want it for? Eh? Did you know the root of Plagarist (Plagiarius) is latin for kidnapper? But conceptually speaking, this is closer to mutilation. ComradeRed's pathetic Kantian subjectivist site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolboxnj Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 The first section of FTNI is probably my favorite Rand other than The Roots of War TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoyd Loki Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 Hey, Ursus. Is that who this I.Kant guy is? The wildly putrifying Comrade Red who is obsessed with Inspector and Capitalist Paradise? Beware gentlemen, if that is who he is, he is no friend at all to Objectivism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolboxnj Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 Hey, Ursus. Is that who this I.Kant guy is? The wildly putrifying Comrade Red who is obsessed with Inspector and Capitalist Paradise? Beware gentlemen, if that is who he is, he is no friend at all to Objectivism. How can one with the nick "I.Kant", although that can be read "I Can't"? TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoyd Loki Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 Toolboxnj, Well, when I first saw him here I thought it was a joke. Like my script says that I dated Hegel. This guy is worse than just an admirer of Kant, he's probably never even read him. He tries to find free copies of Ayn Rand's books and then uses it as a model to write the opposite (which is why I say he probably hasn't read Kant because then he would know it has already been done) in an effort to smear her. He seems to put a lot of effort into this thing. I'm not quite sure what his specific beef is other than he is a nihlist. Like that isn't enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 Hey, Ursus. Is that who this I.Kant guy is? The wildly putrifying Comrade Red who is obsessed with Inspector and Capitalist Paradise? Beware gentlemen, if that is who he is, he is no friend at all to Objectivism. He is exactly that wildly putrufying ComradeRed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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