women philosophers

Chronicles the life of Russian-America writer Ayn Rand and discusses her childhood in Russia, her immigration to America, her literary career, and other related topics.

Collection of letters from 1926 to 1981 from the philosopher and author Ayn Rand to a variety of famed authors, journalists, and politicians revealing key moments in her life while offering a look into her thoughts on writing, America, the Soviet Union, politics, and most of all, objectivism, a school of thought she created out of her life's experiences.

Isabel takes her eighteen-month-old son Charlie to a birthday party where she encounters her old adversary Minty Auchterlonie, who seems to want to make Isabel her confidante, but there are still those troubling questions about Minty's integrity; and Isabel faces other dilemmas with Professor Dove, her niece Cat, and Charlie's loving, marriage-minded father.

Journal of philosopher and author Ayn Rand, revealing her thoughts and memories concerning communism, her immigration to America, Objectivism, and discussing her novels and screenplays.

A biographical and historical study of Hypatia, a philosopher and mathematician in the 300s and 400s, who was killed in Alexandria by Christians because they thought she was pagan.

A tribute to author Iris Murdoch, now stricken with Alzheimer's disease, written by her husband of over forty years, in which he discusses their passionate love relationship and traces the progression of her affliction.

A short biography of Hypatia, a young woman who lived in Alexandria, Egypt during the fourth century, who became an authority in mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy.