Freedom’s Furies: Timothy Sandefur on the Importance of Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand | Philosophy for Flourishing, Episode 61

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During WWII, while American forces battled dictatorial regimes overseas, three writers back home were unleashing a full-scale assault on the ideas at the very base of tyranny. Isabel Paterson’s The God of the Machine, Rose Wilder Lane’s The Discovery of Freedom, and Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead, all published in 1943, launched the modern American liberty movement. These women, once described as “the three furies of modern libertarianism,” have been the subjects of separate biographies. But Freedom’s Furies by Timothy Sandefur is the first book-length exploration of their relationships and the context surrounding their 1943 books. On February 2—Rand’s birthday—Sandefur I discussed his book and the enduring importance of these three authors.

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The Furies: How Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand Found Liberty in an Age of Darkness, by Timothy Sandefur: https://amzn.to/3kj47dA

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The Discovery of Freedom: Man's Struggle Against Authority, by Rose Wilder Lane: https://amzn.to/3lLpwwy

The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand: https://amzn.to/3xzPt4P

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