false 665 27 Ayn Rand here sets forth 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 incompatible with man's nature, with the creative requirements of his survival, and with a free society. "Ethics is <i>not</i> a mystic fantasy--nor a social convention--nor a dispensable, subjective luxury. . . . Ethics is an <i>objective necessity of man's survival</>--not by the grace of the supernatural nor of your neighbors nor of your whims, but by the grace of reality and the nature of life." "The Objectivist ethics proudly advocates and upholds <i>rational selfishness</i>--which means: the values required for man's survival <i>qua</i> man--which means: the values required for <i>human</i> survival--not the values produced by the desires, the feelings, the whims or the needs of irrational brutes, who have never outgrown the primordial practice of human sacrifices." Ever since their first publication, Ayn Rand's works have had a major impact on the intellectual scene. Her new morality--the ethics of rational self-interest--challenges the altruist-collectivist fashions of our day. Known as <i>Objectivism</i>, her unique philosophy is the underlying theme of her famous novels. 443285 1 11 1964 The Virtue of Selfishness total:1480|5:368|4:417|3:398|2:168|1:129| 1480 5167 2296 99 5 5 false false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Wed Sep 26 13:23:59 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 13:26:56 -0700 2007 rational self-interest. This book will turn you into an asshole once you read it, someone will smack you, you'll ...more...]]> 1 3 false false Sun Mar 18 17:42:32 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 02 13:23:23 -0700 2007 2 2 false false Sun Jul 13 17:35:37 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 17:45:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 3 false false Mon Jun 30 18:54:47 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 18:58:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Thu May 15 12:07:53 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 20:42:17 -0700 2008
Although she tends to take things a bit too far, Rand touches on an often overlooked point of life: we are the ones best-equipped to care for ourselves. It is a wonderful and necessary aspect of humanity when we chose to show charity and care for o...more...]]> 5 4 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 06:26:03 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 06:45:21 -0700 2008
Towards the end of the school year, a couple of kids in class had some serious self-destructive behavior--not just your run-of-the-mill, "I did...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 12 05:55:48 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 05:57:21 -0700 2009
Rand was as anti-community and pro-ind...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Apr 10 13:23:41 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 10:31:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun May 03 06:34:59 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 10:11:39 -0700 2009 Atlas Shrugged. I figured that for such a big book, I needed to know what was going on before the fact, so I can follow along. Objectivism was a bit difficult for me at first, I had to really understand the philosophy. But as I...more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 00:57:06 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 05:42:18 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 14:19:50 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 21:29:59 -0700 2009 0 Atlas Shrugged so often that I began to wonder if it wasn't just a clever advertisement. In fact, in the middle of my copy was wedged a reply card that you can fill out and get more information about her Objec...more...]]> 5 0 true false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Nov 16 19:26:46 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 16:16:56 -0800 2009 3 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 06:47:22 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 05:47:20 -0700 2009 Cnota egoizmu pozuje egoizm i kierowanie...more...]]> 1 1 true false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Mon Jul 14 08:08:30 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 12:25:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 1 false false Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Fri Jul 13 07:58:02 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 13 08:04:14 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun May 17 19:26:30 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 19:24:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 2 false false Wed Oct 03 15:15:10 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 15:15:49 -0700 2007
on a side note I have a problem with reading while driving]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 21:09:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 21:33:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Apr 29 14:45:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 20:33:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 18:50:31 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 21:46:25 -0700 2009 The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged (as well as a few other Rand books), this book was a disappointment. Ayn Rand is definitely a much better fiction writer than essayist. As intriguing as I find her philosophy, this book became repetitive at times. This left much to be desired, especi...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=665