The Virtue of Selfishness
A New Concept of Egoism

I didn't really get this book when I first read it, but having read it multiple time since, it's become like a bible. Rand outlines her Objectivist philosophy and explains the concept of rational self-interest. This book will turn you into an asshole once you read it, someone will smack you, you'll......more

2020-07-24 - The title of this book is a challenge. For sure. I remember seeing a paperback edition of this book around our house for years when I was growing up and thinking, "how could a book claim such a thing?' How could selfishness possibly be considered a virtue? I wasn't much of a reader at t......more

Ayn Rand was not afraid of turning conventional wisdom on its head. For millennia, one of the few ethical principles that prevailed across cultures was the value of altruism, i.e. , giving up your life for the benefit of others. Rubbish, writes Rand. Rand was as anti-community and pro-individual as a......more

المراجعة هذه تحتاج إلى مجموعة من الايضاحات. أولاً: فهم فلسفة الكتاب معتمدة على فهم المذهب الفلسفي الذي تبنته المؤلفة والخلفيات المعرفية التي تنطلق منها، أما أنا فأحب أن أقرأ هذا الكتاب ضمن مسيرة حياة المؤلفة الشخصية، بالطبع لا أؤمن بمبدأ موت المؤلف في مواضع كثيرة وهذا أحدها. آين راند، روسية غادرت الإ......more