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Old 05-30-2008, 03:49 AM   #32 (permalink)
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Funny -

They're Ayn Rand's words, not mine :

Virtue of Selfishness
http://www.objectivistcenter.org/cth...lfishness.aspx
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What does Ayn Rand mean when she describes selfishness as a virtue? - Answered by J. R.

Ayn Rand rejects altruism, the view that self-sacrifice is the moral ideal. She argues that the ultimate moral value, for each human individual, is his or her own well-being. Since selfishness (as she understands it) is serious, rational, principled concern with one's own well-being, it turns out to be a prerequisite for the attainment of the ultimate moral value. For this reason, Rand believes that selfishness is a virtue.
This is admittedly one of her adherents, but it's also the title of her collection of essays on Objectivism. I think you would argue that she is *redefining* the meaning of the word selfish, yes?

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