Assignment

Read “Requiem for Man” by Ayn Rand (Chapter 24 in Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal)

The following digital copy of the essay is intended only for people who participate in this preview seminar, please do not share it with anyone else.

Either, answer one of the following questions (500 words maximum):

• In her essay “Requiem for Man,” what motive does Ayn Rand argue explains the Catholic Church’s opposition to capitalism? What type of evidence from Populorum Progressio does she point to in defense of her claim?
• Why does Rand offer the Paul VI’s encyclical as evidence that that capitalism cannot be justified on altruistic grounds?

Or

• Ask a question about a central claim of the essay you don’t understand or agree with. Be sure to explain what motivates the question.