The Virtue of Selfishness

Mark Pumphrey, Polk Cty. Among the sadly dated ideas she conveys are the attitude that homosexuals are mutant symptoms of a sick society and the belief that anyone with an interest in internationalism is a "one world" proponent. Born in Soviet Russia, Rand so despised socialism and collectivist thinking that she leapt to the furthest extreme possible to become the champion of unbridled capitalism, the rights of the individual at the expense of the community, and the diminution of all regulation by the state, with the exception of a judicial system and the control of crime. P.L., Columbus, NC Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. To use one of her own favored words, Rand's political and social philosophy is critically "muddled." C.M. . From Library Journal The problem with Rand is easily detectable by careful listeners of this production: a good essayist with a flair for the dramatic turn of phrase, she wasted her obvi

The Objectivist's Morality of Selfishness EdwardTheMonarch "Ethics is an objective necessity of man's survival-not by the grace of the supernatural nor of your neighbors nor of your whims, but by the grace of reality and the nature of life." says Ayn Rand at the beginning of the book.This book--The Virtue of Selfishness-A New Concept of Egoism--blows my mind when I read it. Ayn Rand, the author of this book, is so good at expressing her beliefs in moral and ethical issues. The idea expres. "Life changer" according to luis. A great start book to get to know Ayn Rand and her philosophy. This book will also teach you how to think critically, use logic and will make you reconsider many things that you once believed or did unquestioningly. In this book Ayn Rand destroys collectivism and shows through logical and very good arguments why selfishness is better and why although selfishness is categorized or deemed as something negative nowadays, it is actual. It's pretty clear from reading The Virtue of Selfishness that she Ayn Rand is a heroine of many conservatives. Her life story is dramatic, starting in Russia. I first encountered her writing in the 50's at the University of Texas in Austin. At that time I had no real politic convictions and studied in Plan Two which was definitely not a conservative learning group of bright students. There about 300 of us in the freshman class of about It's pretty clear from reading The Virtue of Selfishness that she Dale P. Johnson Ayn Rand is a heroine of many conservatives. Her life story is dramatic, starting in Russia. I first encountered her writing in the 50's at the University of Texas in Austin. At that time I had no real politic convictions and studied in Plan Two which was definitely not a conservative learning group of bright students. There about 300 of us in the freshman class of about 4,000 students, men and women. I moved to Dallas after gradu. ,000 students, men and women. I moved to Dallas after gradu

Born February 2, 1905, Ayn Rand published her first novel, We the Living, in 1936. Anthem followed in 1938. . They are all available in Signet editions, as is the magnificent statement of her artistic credo, The Romantic Manifesto. Rand’s unique philosophy, Objectivism, has gained a worldwide audience. The fundamentals of her philosophy are put forth in three nonfiction b

"The Virtue of Selfishness" is the key philosophy in Ayn Rand's writings.. Ayn Rand, author of "The Fountainhead" was the founder of "Objectivism", an extremely right wing ideology which focuses on selfishness