Christie L. Maloyed
Abstract
:Don Draper's character on Mad Men appears to be Ayn Rand's heroic being sprung to life. Far from a pure celebration of Rand's objectivism, however, Mad Men shows the cost of embracing selfishness as a virtue. The show demonstrates the inherent tension between unfettered freedom and social relationships.
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:Don Draper's character on Mad Men appears to be Ayn Rand's heroic being sprung to life. Far from a pure celebration of Rand's objectivism, however, Mad Men shows the cost of embracing selfishness as a virtue. The show demonstrates the inherent tension between unfettered freedom and social relationships.
Key concepts: Selfishness, Objectivism, Virtue, Character (mathematics), Sociology, Philosophy, Epistemology, Social psychology