The Virtue Of Selfishness

by Rand, Ayn

The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism is a 1964 collection of essays and papers by Ayn Rand and Nathaniel Branden. Most of the essays originally appeared in The Objectivist Newsletter, except for "The Objectivist Ethics", which was a paper Rand delivered at the University of Wisconsin during a symposium on "Ethics in Our Time". The book covers several issues of the Objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand.

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Slight toning, else content appears as new, unopened, unread and unblemished with fine pictorial wraps displaying no significant surface/edge wear, as shown. You can feel the tightness of NEW. About The Book: Not A Reprint. Selfishness — a virtue? Ayn Rand chose this book's provocative title because… Read more about this item
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