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
En el prólogo de The Moral Basis of Individualism -un libro que Ayn Rand empezó a escribir para Bobbs-Merrill en 1943 pero que nunca terminó- encontramos
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.
Nunca conocí a Ayn Rand. Nunca la vi en persona. Nunca mantuve correspondencia con ella. Sin embargo, esta mujer iba a ejercer una profunda influencia en mi vida.