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Virtue of Selfishness: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition (Fiftieth Edition, Anniversary)
Virtue of Selfishness: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition (Fiftieth Edition, Anniversary) | Ayn Rand
A collection of essays that sets forth the moral principles of Objectivism, Ayn Rand's controversial, groundbreaking philosophy. Since their initial publication, Rand's fictional works--Anthem, The Fountainhead, and Atlas Shrugged--have had a major impact on the intellectual scene. The underlying theme of her famous novels is her philosophy, a new morality--the ethics of rational self-interest--that offers a robust challenge to altruist-collectivist thought. Known as Objectivism, her divisive philosophy 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. In this series of essays, Rand asks why man needs morality in the first place, and arrives at an answer that redefines a new code of ethics based on the virtue of selfishness. More Than 1 Million Copies Sold!
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LiterRohde
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“Pride is one‘s response to one‘s power to achieve values, the pleasure one takes in one‘s efficacy. And it is this that mystics hold as evil.”

#QuotsyJan19 | 28: #Pride

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LiterRohde It‘s been interesting reading through these quotes; seeing the different connotations to the word pride. I think mine might be in the minority as seeing it as good. I admit selfishness as a virtue seems strange, but the more I think and read... (edited) 6y
TK-421 food for thought 🤔 6y
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Sweettartlaura
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Panpan

I read some Rand as a teenager, & liked it enough. I read Anthem later, & really liked it.
Given our current politics, I thought I‘d give this a try. It‘s been on my shelves forever.
But when your opening argument is to use your own character as a model for your philosophy, I can‘t take you seriously. I even skimmed a few of the other chapters. Perhaps individualism is a fair personal philosophy. But it‘s no way for a society to thrive.
#24in48

TimSpalding Anthem is enjoyable. I haven‘t bothered with the rest of her doorstopping, “objectivist” oeuvre. 7y
Sweettartlaura @TimSpalding as a teenager things like The Fountainhead & Atlas Shrugged were conquests. Now, I don‘t know if I could stomach past page 50 7y
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Sweettartlaura
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Hey, I hit Pike‘s Peak during #24in48 today 😊
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Cobin
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In a free society, one does not have to deal with those who are irrational. One is free to avoid them.

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Texreader I️ was an objectivist as a teen and this book was my guide! I‘m not anymore decades later but I️ have a huge respect for Rand. 7y
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Jono
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“The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.”
― Ayn Rand, The Virtue of Selfishness

There is nothing I value more than these girls. Love to see them play and learn. If the bath water isn't black they didn't play outside enough.

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Jono

“The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.”
― Ayn Rand, The Virtue of Selfishness

There is nothing I value more than these girls. Love to see them play and learn. If the bath water isn't black they didn't play outside enough.