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"item_title" : "Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics",
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Overview
Ayn Rand is well known for advocating egoism, but the substance of that egoism�s 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. Tara Smith examines what each of these virtues consists in, why it is a virtue, and what it demands of a person in practice.
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- ISBN-13: 9780521705462
- ISBN-10: 0521705460
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: April 2007
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
- Page Count: 330
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