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A people is a group of individuals who belong to and function within a particular society. In common usage, the term people may be synonymous with human, or otherwise may carry an exclusive meaning. In general, the word people is a collective noun used to define a specific group of humans. However, when used to refer to a group of humans possessing a common ethnic, cultural or national unitary characteristic or identity, "people" is a singular noun, and as such takes an "s" in the plural; (example: "the English-speaking peoples of the world").
The concept of personhood (who is a person within a society) is the fundamental component of any selective concept of people. A distinction is maintained in philosophy and law between the notions "human being", or "man", and "person". The former refers to the species, while the latter refers to a rational agent (see, for example, John Locke's Essay concerning Human Understanding II 27 and Immanuel Kant's Introduction to the Metaphysic of Morals).
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Bernstein, Andrew - The site of the philosopher and novelist provides biography, books, essays and a forum.
Branden, Barbara - Site of Rand ex-associate. Promotes her work The Passion of Ayn Rand and offers a couple of essays.
Meta Description: [ Web site for Barbara Branden, writer, speaker, editor, and author of The Passion of Ayn Rand. ]
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Branden, Nathaniel - Former associate of Ayn Rand who provides essays, books, cassettes, and information about Ayn Rand and objectivism.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to the Official Web Site of Dr. Nathaniel Branden. Discover some of Dr. Branden's most inspirational and informative work, as well as details about his psychotherapy and consulting practices. Dr. Branden's entire book catalog and high quality audio downloads are also made availale for pur... ]
Campbell, Robert - The homepage of the professor in the Psychology Department at Clemson University. Includes a page about psychology from an Objectivist point of view.
Kelley, David - Biography of David Kelley for The Objectivist Center's MediaCenter and link to online articles.
Meta Description: [ The Atlas Society and The Objectivist Center--the world's most respected independent source of information about Ayn Rand (author of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead) and her philosophy, Objectivism. ]
Machan, Tibor - Public intellectual working at the Hoover Institution.
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Mertz Hsieh, Diana - Homepage of the Objectivist writer and lecturer on philosophy.
Peikoff, Leonard - Rand's declared heir lists lectures, books, and recent media appearances.
Pisaturo, Ron - Web site of the actor, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. Information about acting, plays, screenplays and philosophical writings.
Meta Description: [ Web site of Ron Pisaturo, actor, playwright, screenwriter, philosopher, management consultant, student of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. Founder and former President of American Renaissance School, a private high school with high academic standards. ]
Sciabarra, Chris Matthew - Political Philosopher, Dr. Sciabarra is a visiting scholar in the NYU Department of Politics.
Meta Description: [ Chris Sciabarra, Author of Ayn Rand, The Russian Radical; Marx, Hayek and Utopia; Total Freedom. Political Philosopher and libertarian theorist, Dr. Sciabarra is a visiting scholar in the NYU Department of Politics. ]
