Introduction
Explore Atlas Shrugged offers podcasts and discussion questions on Ayn Rand's epic novel Atlas Shrugged by Diana Hsieh (Ph.D, Philosophy, CU Boulder). They are intended for any fan of the novel seeking to explore its events, characters, and ideas in depth, as well as for any leader of or participant in an Atlas Shrugged Reading Group.
These podcasts and discussion questions are broken into 20 sessions, each covering about 65 pages of the novel. That is the format that Front Range Objectivism is using for its very successful Atlas Shrugged Reading Groups.
Please note that the pagination of the two larger hardcover and softcover editions differ from that of the smaller mass market paperback. I recommend using the larger edition: I don't always list page numbers for the smaller edition on this web site.
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The Twenty Sessions
- Pages 1 - 63 (larger) or 9 - 67 (smaller)
- Part 1: Chapter 1: The Theme
- Part 1: Chapter 2: The Chain
- Part 1: Chapter 3: The Top and the Bottom
- Pages 64 - 126 (larger) or 67 - 124 (smaller)
- Part 1: Chapter 4: The Immovable Movers
- Part 1: Chapter 5: The Climax of the d'Anconias
- Pages 127 - 185 (larger) or 124 - 178 (smaller)
- Part 1: Chapter 6: The Non-Commercial
- Part 1: Chapter 7: The Exploiters and the Exploited (Part A)
- Pages 185 - 252 (larger) or 178 - 241 (smaller)
- Part 1: Chapter 7: The Exploiters and the Exploited (Part B)
- Part 1: Chapter 8: The John Galt Line
- Pages 253 - 309 (larger) or 241 - 294 (smaller)
- Part 1: Chapter 9: The Sacred and the Profane
- Part 1: Chapter 10: Wyatt's Torch (Part A)
- Pages 309 - 378 (larger) or 294 - 358 (smaller)
- Part 1: Chapter 10: Wyatt's Torch (Part B)
- Part 2: Chapter 1: The Man Who Belonged on Earth
- Pages 379 - 438 (larger) or 358 - 412 (smaller)
- Part 2: Chapter 2: The Aristocracy of Pull
- Part 2: Chapter 3: White Blackmail (Part A)
- Pages 438 - 495 (larger) or 412 - 465 (smaller)
- Part 2: Chapter 3: White Blackmail (Part B)
- Part 2: Chapter 4: The Sanction of the Victim
- Pages 496 - 566 (larger) or 466 - 531 (smaller)
- Part 2: Chapter 5: Account Overdrawn
- Part 2: Chapter 6: Miracle Metal
- Pages 567 - 632 (larger) or 531 - 591 (smaller)
- Part 2: Chapter 7: The Moratorium on Brains
- Part 2: Chapter 8: By Our Love
- Pages 633 - 697 (larger) or 591 - 650(smaller)
- Part 2: Chapter 9: The Face Without Pain or Fear or Guilt
- Part 2: Chapter 10: The Sign of the Dollar
- Pages 699 - 751 (larger) or 651 - 699 (smaller)
- Part 3: Chapter 1: Atlantis
- Pages 752 - 815 (larger) or 699 - 758 (smaller)
- Part 3: Chapter 2: The Utopia of Greed
- Pages 816 - 863 (larger) or 758 - 802 (smaller)
- Part 3: Chapter 3: Anti-Greed
- Pages 864 - 936 (larger) or 802 - 869 (smaller)
- Part 3: Chapter 4: Anti-Life
- Part 3: Chapter 5: Their Brothers' Keepers (Part A)
- Pages 936 - 999 (larger) or 869 - 927 (smaller)
- Part 3: Chapter 5: Their Brothers' Keepers (Part B)
- Part 3: Chapter 6: The Concerto of Deliverance
- Pages 1000 - 1069, break at 1034 (larger) or 927 - 993, break at 951 (smaller)
- Part 3: Chapter 7: "This is John Galt Speaking"
- Pages 1070 - 1125 (larger) or 993 - 1045 (smaller)
- Part 3: Chapter 8: The Egoist
- Pages 1126 - 1168 (larger) or 1035 - 1074 (smaller)
- Part 3: Chapter 9: The Generator
- Part 3: Chapter 10: In the Name of the Best Within Us
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About Diana Hsieh
I'm a philosopher specializing in practical ethics. I received my Ph.D in philosophy from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2009. I've been studying Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism since 1993.
My primary outlets are my blog NoodleFood and my podcast NoodleCast. My other active projects include Explore Atlas Shrugged, OLists, PhiloFiles, Rationally Selfish, and Modern Paleo. In addition, I contribute to Front Range Objectivism, The Coalition for Secular Government, Freedom and Individual Rights in Medicine (FIRM), and Repeal the Amazon Tax.
For more information about me, visit my primary web site, DianaHsieh.com. E-mail me at diana@dianahsieh.com, and follow me on twitter @DianaHsieh.
