Ayn Rand Interview

Here's an interview on Ayn Rand, the founder of Objectivism.

Objectivism in Relation to Communism?

M. McGregor says:

"Ironically, objectivism is somewhat similar to communism. It sounds good on paper, but once you bring human nature and basic reality into account, it falls apart. What does someone like Stephen Hawking do in an objectivist society? Well you'll never know, at least not if you read Goodkind's books (I could never get through anything Ayn Rand ever wrote), because people who actually NEED help do not exist. Every person is supremely capable of supporting themselves and their families, if only they were attempt to do so. Anyone on public assistance due to a disability or sickness is a lazy faker. There is not a single actually injured or disabled person in the society."

Perhaps Goodkind intended something entirely different than pure entertainment in his Sword of Truth series.

Suicidal SciFi?

Terry Goodkind expresses his thoughts on how he thinks SciFi is committing suicide. Chris Armstrong writes that Terry Goodkind stated in an interview that

Sci-Fi had decreased in popularity over the years

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Talk about mixed emotions. Goodkind's either a good science fiction writer or a bad one. I personall think he's awesome but not too many agree. Here's what one blogger had to say.

A Preachy Terry Goodkind?

Viewers believe that Terry Goodkind became "preachy" throughout the series as he discusses his views on politics and religion in the last few books.

A Rational Mind

Rational people may find Terry Goodkind's SOT series a hit. Goodkind plays the Objectivist as John Drake states in his blog Try Reason.

Perhaps Goodkind wrote the books in pursuit of something deeper than just a story. He expresses his Objective ideas on life by using:

1. Character development
2. Dialogue
3. Wizard's rules as each book carries one.
4. Themes of life, love, war, and struggle

An Interesting Take on Objectivism

John Opincar sees a little Ayn Rand in Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series. He writes

"I recently started reading Terry Goodkind’s Wizard’s First Rule on an acquaintance’s recommendation. I’ve really enjoyed the book and as I was reading it, I recognized some Ayn Rand-ish concepts (IE objectivism)".

Richard values his own life and happiness and spreads that concept to other characters in the story:

"The proper moral purpose of one's life is the pursuit of one's own happiness."

Others would have to agree that Terry Goodkind's series sucks you in but spits you right back out in the middle of the series. It could be a number of reasons the number one being the sudden change in character development and storyline.

Pillars of Creation was my least favorite book. Richard's half sister, Jennsen, took me away from the adventure of the story seeming her character was a pointless addition to the series.

Anticipating the series

The television premier on ABC may cause viewers to see a toned down version of Wizard's First Rule; HBO may have been the better choice considering the graphic nature of the books.

Books one through four have been the most popular books out of the twelve. Goodkind's plots are strong; each book acting as its own but Richard and Kahlan's constant seperation proves to be dry and old.

The Official Poster for Wizard's First Rule mini series has dropped.

Terry Goodkind interview!!

Who would play a better Kahlan? Kate Beckinsale or Evangeline Lilly.