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The Virtue of Selfishness
A collection of essays that lays out Rand's ethics of rational self-interest. She argues that selfishness — properly understood as rational self-interest — is a virtue, not a vice, and that altruism as a moral code is destructive to human flourishing. Provocative, rigorous, and life-changing for many readers.
This is one of the most important works in the liberty tradition — essential for any serious student of free markets and individual rights.
What You'll Learn from The Virtue of Selfishness
- 1This work offers rigorous analysis of its subject from a liberty-oriented perspective.
- 2The author builds a systematic argument from first principles.
- 3The implications for policy and practice are far-reaching.
- 4Readers will gain tools for understanding the unintended consequences of intervention.
- 5Essential reading for anyone serious about the ideas of freedom.
Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand is a leading thinker in the tradition of economic and political liberty. This work represents a significant contribution to the literature of freedom and free markets, and has influenced generations of students and scholars.