num_pages: 144
description: Ayn Rand here sets for the 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 imcompatible with man's nature, with the creative requirements of his survival and with a free society.pAyn Rand wrote iAtlas Shrugged,/i philosophically the most challenging bestseller in its time. Her first novel, iWe the Living,/i was published in 1936. With the publication of iThe Fountainhead/i in 1943, she achieved a spectacular and enduring success. Miss Rand's unique philosophy, Objectivism, has gained a worldwide audience. The fundamentals of her philosophy are set forth in four nonfiction books: iIntroduction to Objectivist Epistemology, For the New Intellectual, The Virtue of Selfishness,/i and iCapitalism: the Unknown Ideal./i The magnificent statement of her artistic credo, iThe Romantic Manifesto,/i is also available in a Signet edition.
language: English
title: The Virtue of Selfishness
titlecomplete: The Virtue of Selfishness
genres: Politics, Philosophy, Psychology, Nonfiction, Essays, Classics, Economics, Modern, Literary Fiction, History
ratings_count: 14036
publisher: Signet