Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics
The Virtuous Egoist
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- Author: Tara Smith, University of Texas, Austin
- Date Published: June 2007
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521705462
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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.
Read more- Focuses on how to be egoistic, which is usually neglected in discussions of egoism
- Relates Rand's form of egoism to virtue ethics, which has been prominent in moral philosophy
- Paints a far more positive portrait of the egoist than the stereotypes that philosophers, as well as other, too often lazily accept
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'The first detailed and scholarly study of Rand's conception of virtue, Tara Smith's Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist is an important and timely book.' Robert Mayhew, Philosophical Books
See more reviews'The issues raised by this book are manifold and provocative.' Helen Cullyer, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
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- Date Published: June 2007
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521705462
- length: 330 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 23 mm
- weight: 0.52kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Rational egoism: a profile of its foundations and basic character
3. The master virtue: rationality
4. Honesty
5. Independence
6. Justice
7. Integrity
8. Productiveness
9. Pride
10. Implications for certain conventional virtues: charity, generosity, kindness, temperance.
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