Sunday, November 13, 2011

100,000 ‘Atlas Shrugged’ recalled for implying the tiniest shred of human decency

For Rand fans, this misprint is a crime...

The 1957 novel, Atlas Shrugged, is known in philosophical and political circles for presenting a cogent argument advocating a society driven by rational self-interest. On the back of the film's retail DVD and Blu-ray however, the movie's synopsis contradictorily states "AYN RAND's timeless novel of courage and self-sacrifice comes to life..."

"self-sacrifice" should of course have been "self-interest"...

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