Andrew Bernstein

For other people named Andrew Bernstein, see Andrew Bernstein (disambiguation).

Andrew Bernstein (born 1949) is a proponent of Ayn Rand's Objectivism, an author, and a professor of philosophy.

Bernstein holds a PhD in philosophy and is the author of The Capitalist Manifesto: The Historic, Economic, and Philosophic Case for Laissez-Faire,[1] Capitalism Unbound: The Incontestable Case for Individual Rights[2] and Objectivism in One Lesson,[3] as well as a novel, Heart of a Pagan.[4] He also authored the CliffsNotes for Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, and Anthem, and has contributed essays to volumes such as Essays on Ayn Rand's Anthem[5] and Essays on Ayn Rand's We the Living.[6] His op-eds have appeared in publications such as The San Francisco Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, The Atlanta Constitution, The Washington Times, The Los Angeles Daily News and The Houston Chronicle. Bernstein has lectured at Harvard University, Duke University, Yale University, Stanford University, the United States Military Academy, Founders College, the University of Southern California, and elsewhere. He currently teaches at Marist College and at SUNY Purchase where, in 2004, he was voted "Outstanding Faculty Member" by the student body.[7] He is affiliated with the Ayn Rand Institute and the Ayn Rand advocacy organization, New York Heroes Society, and is known for his public defense of Objectivism and laissez-faire capitalism.[8]

References

  1. University Press of America, 2005
  2. University Press of America, 2010
  3. Hamilton Books, 2009
  4. The Paper Tiger, 2002
  5. Mayhew, Robert, ed., Lexington Press, 2005, "Anthem and Collectivist Regression into Primitivism," pp. 299–305.
  6. Mayhew, Robert, ed., Lexington Press, 2004, "The Integration of Plot and Theme in We the Living," pp. 279–285.
  7. "Andrew Bernstein: Bio". Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  8. "New York Heroes Society". Retrieved 2010-12-11.

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