: I've recently began studying Objectivism and when I read Nietzsche's Twilight of the Idols in my intro philo class I immediately saw many parallels between the two philosophers. Those at the Objectivism campfire seemed not to agree at all, but many objectivists are purist. So I was wondering if anyone here saw the same sense of life, egoism, anti-religion and authority stances, in Nietzsche and Rand? I just finished reading ayn rand : the russian radical, the author, Chris Matthew Sciabarra, also seemed to see many connections between rand and nietzsche, and even suggested that Rand possibly was influenced by Nietzsche. Any thoughts on this? thanks. : ~Erinn You bring up a good point but if you look closer I think you'll find the many dirrerences between the two. The most important difference is from the start AR writes for the masses whereas N writes for the individual. This alone puts them worlds apart.AR wants to make everyone and everything equal,N says we are not equal. The list goes on. I read a little of AR and could barely stomach that. She never read N or if she did she used some obscene translation. She says in the intro to one of her earlier works that she doesn't like the "Nietzschean" philosophy of anarchy where there are no morals and everyone can do what ever he/she wants with no right or wrong. Anyone who knows N knows he never said this. It is a bastardization of his work which unfortunitly too many people think including the founders of this website. The fact that she is so read and popular among the masses shows she tells them what they want to hear.And we know the truth is not with the masses. I shudder to the two of them put together on the same page let alone in the same room.