In “Benevolence versus Altruism” (The Objectivist Newsletter, July 1962), Nathaniel Branden decried the “package deal” that links altruism
Altruism holds that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that service to others is the only justification of his existence, and that
In the foreword to The Moral Basis of Individualism—a book that Ayn Rand began writing for Bobbs-Merrill in 1943 but never finished—we find
In my last essay, I summarized some leading ideas of Auguste Comte, who coined the word “altruism” and defended the subordination of
A great many Republicans would be scared to death to recognize that altruism is the curse of the world and that as long as we go on
In a letter written on March 19, 1944, Ayn Rand remarked: “Fascism, Nazism, Communism and Socialism are only superficial variations of the s
In 1970 I presented a lengthy lecture for the University of Arizona Students of Objectivism.
Shortly after enrolling in the University of Arizona in 1969—a high-school dropout, I managed to talk my way in without a diploma—I formed a Students of Objectivism club.
I never met Ayn Rand. I never saw her in person. I never corresponded with her. Yet this woman was to exert a profound influence on my life.
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