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'''Andrew Bernstein''' is an American [[philosophy|philosopher]]. He is a proponent of [[Objectivism]], the philosophy of [[Ayn Rand]], and the author of several books, both fiction and non-fiction.

==Education and career==
He is the author of ''The Capitalist Manifesto: The Historic, Economic, and Philosophic Case for Laissez-Faire'',<ref>University Press of America, 2005</ref> ''Capitalism Unbound: The Incontestable Case for Individual Rights''<ref>University Press of America, 2010</ref> and ''Objectivism in One Lesson'',<ref>Hamilton Books, 2009</ref> as well as two novels, ''Heart of a Pagan'' and ''A Dearth of Eagles''.<ref>The Paper Tiger, 2002</ref> He also authored the [[CliffsNotes]] for Ayn Rand's ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'', ''[[The Fountainhead]]'', and ''[[Anthem (novella)|Anthem]]'', and has contributed essays to volumes such as ''Essays on Ayn Rand's Anthem''<ref>Mayhew, Robert, ed., Lexington Press, 2005, "''Anthem'' and Collectivist Regression into Primitivism," pp. 299–305.</ref> and ''Essays on Ayn Rand's [[We the Living]]''.<ref>Mayhew, Robert, ed., Lexington Press, 2004, "The Integration of Plot and Theme in ''We the Living''," pp. 279–285.</ref>  His op-eds have appeared in publications such as the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', ''[[The Atlanta Constitution]]'', ''[[The Washington Times]]'', ''The Los Angeles Daily News'', and the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. He has contributed a number of essays, op-eds, and reviews to [https://theobjectivestandard.com/ The Objective Standard].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Andrew Bernstein, Author at The Objective Standard|url=https://theobjectivestandard.com/author/abernstein/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=The Objective Standard|language=en-US}}</ref> He is affiliated with the [[Ayn Rand Institute]] and the New York Heroes Society, an Ayn Rand advocacy organization. He is also known for his public defense of Objectivism, particularly its support for ''[[laissez-faire]]'' [[capitalism]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nyheroes.org/ |title=New York Heroes Society |date= |accessdate=2010-12-11}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Non-fiction===
* ''CliffsNotes on Rand's Atlas Shrugged'', 2000
* ''CliffsNotes on Rand's The Fountainhead'', 2000
* ''The Capitalist Manifesto: The Historic, Economic, and Philosophic Case for Laissez-Faire'', 2005
* ''Objectivism in One Lesson: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Ayn Rand'', 2008
* ''Capitalism Unbound: The Incontestable Case for Individual Rights'', 2010
* ''Capitalist Solutions: A Philosophy of American Moral Dilemmas'', 2011
*''Heroes, Legends, Champions: Why Heroism Matters,'' 2020<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bernstein|first=Andrew|title=Heroes, Legends, Champions: Why Heroism Matters|url=https://www.andrewbernstein.net/books/heroism-matters/|url-status=live|access-date=April 6, 2021|website=AndrewBernstein.net|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812204624/https://www.andrewbernstein.net/books/heroism-matters/ |archive-date=2020-08-12 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-31|title=Heroes, Legends, Champions: Why Heroism Matters by Andrew Bernstein|url=https://theobjectivestandard.com/2020/07/heroes-legends-champions-why-heroism-matters-by-andrew-bernstein/|access-date=2021-04-06|website=The Objective Standard|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Fiction===
* ''Heart of a Pagan: The Story of Swoop'', 2002
* ''A Dearth of Eagles'', 2017

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://andrewbernstein.net Official website]
* [http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/2001/11/the-bernstein-declaration-on-the-principles-and-possibilities-of-capitalism/ ''The Bernstein Declaration: On the Principles and Possibilities of Capitalism'']

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