Zuurmond, A. (2021) ‘As if he had come into the world like Minerva’: Ayn Rand's (anti-)educational philosophy.

Confero: Essays on Education, Philosophy and Politics , 8(1), 2021-12-20, 51-76. [in lieu of Abstract] " In this essay, I... read the two most well-known fictional works by Rand through an educational lens, which allows me to discuss the main values that come to the fore in Objectivists’ understanding of teaching and schooling. My reading strategy is inspired by a deconstructivist approach to “close reading”... This deconstructivist reading draws on an established methodology in literary studies... By close reading two scenes, I wish to contribute to the philosophical debate on Rand’s ideas about teaching and schooling and her system of thought in general; my argument works towards the conclusion that the anti-educational stance revealed in these fragments is not only problematic for the consistency of Rand’s thinking, but for the philosophy of Objectivism as a whole."