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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 171.9
EAN: 9780451163936
ISBN: 0451163931
Label: Signet
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishUnknownEnglishPublished
Manufacturer: Signet
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: November 01, 1964
Publisher: Signet
Studio: Signet
Features:- ISBN13: 9780451163936
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Editorial Review:Ayn Rand here sets forth the moral principles of Objectivism, the philosophy that holds man's life--the life proper to a rational being--as the standard of moral values and regards altruism as incompatible with man's nature, with the creative requirements of his survival, and with a free society.
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thank God Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha, Gandhi and the countless of lesser known people who work laboriously out of love for those around them and value humility and accept fate didn't listen to her advice. otherwise the world would be far more effed up than it is now.
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There are nineteen articles in this volume, fourteen by Rand and five by Nathaniel Branden. The longest is "The Objectivist Ethics," in which Rand explains her philosophy of "Rational Self Interest." The remaining articles are examples of the application of this philosophy.
Rand contends that "that which furthers (a living being's) life is the good, that which threatens it is the evil." Thus the basic human value is "rational selfishness...the value required for man's survival."
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The Virtue of Selfishness is a provocative title and so are the ideas that Ayn Rand discusses in the book. Rand remains a popular fiction author, but less well known, and less understood, is her philosopher side. She did not write fiction to entertain, she wrote to convince her readers of of philosophical truth as she understood it.
Ayn Rand set her own course in life and opposed both Christians and Communists with equal fervor. She states the premise of the book when ... Read More
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First of all, I will begin by admitting that I have not read Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, or Anthem. I chose this as the first book I read by Miss. Rand, and I have also read For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (Signet) and am currently reading We the Living. This being said, I approached this book after hearing a description of Objectivism from a friend of mine. I decided that I did not wish to read Atlas Shrugged or The Fountainhead in order to learn about her philosophy, ... Read More
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