num_pages: 173
description: Ayn Rand here sets forth the moral principles of Objectivism, the philosophy that holds human 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.
language: English
title: The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism
titlecomplete: The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism
genres: Essays, Politics, Modern, Philosophy, Literary Fiction, Economics, Psychology, Classics, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 14037
publisher: Signet