Why Businessmen Need Philosophy: The Capitalist's Guide to the Ideas Behind Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged Paperback - 2011
by Debi Ghate (Editor); Richard E. Ralston (Editor); Introduction by John Allison
The intellectual tools every business person needs in the boardroom. Includes two rare essays by Ayn Rand!
With government and the media blaming big business for the world economic crisis, capitalism needs all the help it can get. It's the perfect time for this collection of essays presenting a philosophical defense of capitalism by Ayn Rand and other Objectivist intellectuals. Essential and practical, Why Businessmen Need Philosophy reveals the importance of maintaining philosophical principles in the corporate environment at all levels of business from daily operations to executive decisions, and provides the tactical and tactful rational thinking required to defend companies from ideological attacks.
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With government and the media blaming big business for the world economic crisis, capitalism needs all the help it can get. It's the perfect time for this collection of essays presenting a philosophical defense of capitalism by Ayn Rand and other Objectivist intellectuals. Essential and practical, Why Businessmen Need Philosophy reveals the importance of maintaining philosophical principles in the corporate environment at all levels of business from daily operations to executive decisions, and provides the tactical and tactful rational thinking required to defend companies from ideological attacks.
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- Title Why Businessmen Need Philosophy: The Capitalist's Guide to the Ideas Behind Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged
- Author Debi Ghate (Editor); Richard E. Ralston (Editor); Introduction by John Allison
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Rev Exp
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Berkley / Nal, New York, New York
- Date 2011-04-05
- Features Bibliography, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780451232694 / 0451232690
- Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
- Dimensions 8.89 x 6.04 x 0.72 in (22.58 x 15.34 x 1.83 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Business ethics, Capitalism - Moral and ethical aspects
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010043881
- Dewey Decimal Code 174.4
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