Leonard Peikoff
8 books
About the Author
Leonard Peikoff is a renowned philosopher and author best known as the intellectual heir to Ayn Rand, whose Objectivist philosophy he has passionately advocated and expanded upon for decades. Born in 1933, Peikoff studied philosophy under Sidney Hook at New York University, earning his Ph.D. in 1964 with a dissertation on the influence of Ayn Rand's ideas. As Rand's chosen successor, he founded the Ayn Rand Institute in 1985 to promote her vision of rational individualism and laissez-faire capitalism. His writings bridge philosophy and politics, offering clear, principled defenses of reason, rights, and free markets against collectivism and altruism. Peikoff's seminal work, A New Textbook of Americanism: The Politics of Ayn Rand, distills Rand's political thought into a comprehensive guide for understanding America's founding ideals in the modern era. Through lectures, books, and teaching, he continues to inspire a new generation to embrace objective reality and personal achievement.
Writing style
clear
principled
analytical
Books by Leonard Peikoff
