Allan Gotthelf (1942–2013)
Author of On Ayn Rand
About the Author
Image credit: Ayn Rand Society
Series
Works by Allan Gotthelf
Metaethics, Egoism, and Virtue: Studies in Ayn Rand's Normative Theory (Ayn Rand Society Philosophical Studies) (2010) — Editor — 21 copies, 1 review
Teleology, First Principles, and Scientific Method in Aristotle's Biology (2012) — Author — 14 copies
Associated Works
The Frontiers of Ancient Science (Beitrage Zur Altertumskunde) (German, English and French Edition) (2015) — Contributor — 7 copies
Aristotle's Generation of Animals: A Critical Guide (Cambridge Critical Guides) (2018) — Contributor — 4 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Gotthelf, Allan Stanley
- Birthdate
- 1942
- Date of death
- 2013-08-30
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Columbia University (MPhil - Philosophy, PhD - Philosophy)
Pennsylvania State University (MA - Mathematics)
Brooklyn College (BS - Mathematics) - Occupations
- philosopher
professor - Organizations
- College of New Jersey
University of Pittsburgh
Rutgers University - Place of death
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Pennsylvania, USA
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Reviews
Metaethics, Egoism, and Virtue: Studies in Ayn Rand's Normative Theory (Ayn Rand Society Philosophical Studies) by Allan Gotthelf
The essays vary somewhat in quality, as some of the contributors clearly aren't experts in Objectivism (Christine Swanton's insistence on trying to ascribe some form of "virtuous altruism" to Rand borders on the willfully obtuse)---but even the weaker contributions raise interesting questions and distinctions, and the responses to them are often enlightening. Darryl Wright's essay "Reasoning about Ends: Life as a Value in Ayn Rand's Ethics" alone is worth the price of the volume. This is the show more direction Ayn Rand scholarship should be taking. Can't wait for future volumes in the series on other areas of her thought! show less
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- Rating
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