| | At least in moral philosophy, Rand is not nearly as taboo as she once was. For instance, two recent well-received books on virtue ethics by Rosalind Hursthouse and Christine Swanton mention Rand (Swanton in a passing remark about the Fountainhead, while Hursthouse takes Rand to pose a challenge to her argument, although she in fact misrepresents Rand's thesis while remaining respectful of it). The essential point is that Rand seems to be taken more seriously. I think that is probably due in large part to the people Dr. Sciabarra references (and he himself)--people like Den Uyl, Rasmussen, Mack, Miller, Machan, etc. Hopefully this progress will continue and works on Rand and Rand studies--texts like _Viable Values_ and the monographs published by TOC--will proliferate.
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