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Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics

The Virtuous Egoist

  • Paperback
  • 330 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm

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Ayn Rand is well known for advocating egoism, but the substance of that instruction is rarely understood. Far from representing the rejection of morality, selfishness, in Rand's view, actually demands the practice of a systematic code of ethics. This book explains the fundamental virtues that Rand considers vital for a person to achieve his objective well-being: rationality, honesty, independence, justice, integrity, productiveness, and pride. Tracing Rand's account of the harmony of human beings' rational interests, Smith examines what each of these virtues consists of, why it is a virtue, and what it demands of a person in practice. Along the way she addresses the status of several conventional virtues within Rand's theory, considering traits such as kindness, charity, generosity, temperance, courage, forgiveness, and humility. Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics thus offers an in-depth exploration of several specific virtues and an illuminating integration of these with the broader theory of egoism.
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  • Author

    Tara Smith

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    April 2007

  • Weight

    486g

  • Page Count

    330

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521705462

  • ISBN-10

    0521705460

  • Eden Code

    4575381

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