Beschreibung
Offered are seven publications dating from 1985 to 1987 from the American Renaissance School, founded in 1981 by Ronald Pisaturo, Glenn D. Marcus, and Peter D. McAllister, a for-profit high school based upon the principles, as stated, of "reason, rational egoism, and capitalism," and strongly influenced by the Objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand. There is scant information found on the internet for the American Renaissance School and Foundation, but it appears that the school went out of business in the early 1990s. The following scarce material is offered here: 1) "Dear Friend" letter dated October 28, 1985 from Eric Raff, Member, Board of Directors on American Renaissance Foundation, Inc. letterhead, 12 pages ("American Renaissance School is owned and operated by radicals - radicals for reason, rational egoism and capitalism - who openly acknowledge that the greatest influence on their own thinking has been the philosophy of Ayn Rand. The school's juniors and seniors last year studied the fictional works of Ayn Rand along with the novels, plays, short stories and poetry of writers such as Sophocles, Shakespeare, Rostand, and Hemingway. They studied Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism along with the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and others"); 2) American Renaissance School: Description of Course in Literature, five pages, dated 1985; 3) Blueprint for an American Renaissance: How Pro-Reason High Schools Can Influence Colleges and Universities, three pages, probable 1985; 4) An Example of an ARS Student's Work, two pages, probable 1985 (student Peter Saint-Andre answers the examination question: "Compare and contrast Augustine and Thomas on the relation between faith and reason"); 5) one-page reprint of article from the Wall Street Journal entitled "Profit Isn't Against the Rules at This High School" written by Alan Deutschman ("The school, which begins its fourth year today, rents classroom space in a Unitarian church here and runs a small boardinghouse nearby. It has 42 students in grades nine to 12"); 6) glossy four-page brochure from 1987 entitled "JOIN THE RENAISSANCE IN AMERICAN EDUCATION - Now grades seven to twelve" with ten photographs of students and staff; and 7) a two-page "Dear Parents" letter from 1987 from Petie Wasserman, Director of Admissions, with two student photographs and "A RECOMMENDATION FROM LEONARD PIEKOFF" dated November, 1987 ("The American Renaissance School is not an 'Objectivist institution,' nor does it employ only Objectivists, nor can I guarantee its survival or future course. As of the present date, however, I can say this: I visited several of the top schools in New York City a few years ago to prepare for a Ford Hall Forum talk, and, whatever the distance it has still to travel, the American Renaissance School is already better in crucial aspects than any of them"). In Fine condition. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 013196
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