Isabel Paterson Biography Isabel Paterson was a Canadian-American libertarian writer and literary critic, best known for her book The God of the Machine. Articles See More Isabel Paterson Jul 15th, 1943 The Humanitarian with the Guillotine (Excerpts) Paterson argues that the desire to do good for others can lead people to the conclusion that their concept of the good should be enforced by compulsion. Videos See More The Most Influential Women Behind American Libertarianism | INSIDE THE BOOK: Freedom’s Furies Ayn Rand, Rose Wilder Lane, and Isabel Paterson
