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THE VIRTUE
OF SELFISHNESS

“Ethics is not a mystic fantasy—nor a social convention—nor a dispensable, subjective luxury. ... Ethics is an 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 rational selfishness—which means: the values required for man’s survival qua man—which means: the values required for human 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 Objectivism, her unique philosophy is the underlying theme of her famous novels.

THE
VIRTUE
OF
SELFISHNESS

A New Concept of Egoism

by Ayn Rand

With Additional Articles
by Nathaniel Branden





Information about other books by Ayn Rand and her philosophy. Objectivism, may be obtained by writing to OBJECTIVISM, Box 177, Murray Hill Station, New York, New York, 10157 USA.


Contents
Contents 4
Introduction 5
1. The Objectivist Ethics 8
2. Mental Health versus Mysticism and Self-Sacrifice 21
3. The Ethics of Emergencies 26
4. The “Conflicts” of Men’s interests 31
5. Isn’t Everyone Selfish? 36
6. The Psychology of Pleasure 39
7. Doesn’t Life Require Compromise? 44
8. How Does One Lead a Rational Life in an irrational Society? 46
9. The Cult of Moral Grayness 49
10. Collectivized Ethics 52
11. The Monument Builders 56
12. Man’s Rights 60
13. Collectivized “Rights” 66
14. The Nature of Government 70
15. Government Financing in a Free Society 75
16. The Divine Right of Stagnation 78
17. Racism 81
18. Counterfeit individualism 87
19. The Argument from intimidation 89