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!

The Virtue of Selfishness

The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone

. Men who reject the responsibility of thought and reason can only exist as parasites on the thinking of others. In a free society, one does not have to deal with those who are irrational.

A white, heterosexual, cisgender male has no right to say anything on this subject, but this is something I’ve felt for a while, that often in the name of racial/sexual/etc minority discourse, people don’t realize that 

of any minority or majority can be abused, and when it comes to white/hetero/cis it’s often done in a way which is hidden and unrecognized, and thus sometimes more harsh on the victim in his loneliness. A white male has as much of a possibility of being gravely mistreated as anyone else. So Rand puts into words what I hadn’t previously put into words but is for me refreshingly true. However, I’m not advocating for delegitimizing current minority discourse. But I’m drawing attention to utilitarian ethics abandoning individuals of all identities.

Zeke Taylor

…the smallest minority on earth is the individual.

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