The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism
- ISBN-10
- 0451163931
- ISBN-13
- 9780451163936
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 173
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1964
- Publisher
- Signet
- Author
- Ayn Rand
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. More than 1.3 million copies sold!
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