For the sake of argument, let's set aside all of Ayn Rand's real or imagined foibles and supposed moral failures. Moreover, let's set aside her advocacy of sel

For the sake of argument, let's set aside all of Ayn Rand's real or imagined foibles and supposed moral failures. Moreover, let's set aside her advocacy of selfishness and capitalism as moral and political ideals since these seem to raise visceral reactions in many people. So what's left? Nothing less than identifying the basic, inescapable axioms of existence and consciousness at the base of all knowledge and a theory of concepts to validate reason. Most people today are incapable of understanding this profound achievement.