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The RATIONAL basis of Selfishness - What are YOUR rational dreams? Have you paused long enough to take stock of what makes your life worth living?

Reflections on the Ethics of Selflessness - If one's goal is a happy and fulfilling life, self-interest is best served by rationality, productivity, integrity, and a sense of justice and benevolence in dealings with others.

Selfishness - A brief excerpt from Leonard Peikoff's Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

Without Selfish Individuals, Nothing - Trying to "build community" by downplaying the individual is like trying to chart galaxies by disregarding the stars. Simply, the individual comes first.

Selfishness vs. "Selfishness" - Cheer up!  Altruism (which causes resentment and/or suicide and actually cripples spontaneous good will and benevolence) is NOT the only moral code available to mankind!

Selfishness Without a Self - "The grim joke on mankind is the fact that [a type of person who has no real self and no personal interests] is held up as a symbol of selfishness."

Collectivism vs. Individualism - Individualism, not collectivism or altruism, is the root of benevolence and good will among men.

The Importance of Philosophy - This site explores the importance of philosophy and presents many of the important concepts and questions that must be considered.

Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand - Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (OPAR) is the only comprehensive treatment of Ayn Rand's philosophy.

The Ominous Parallels - Each of the philosophic principles essential to the rise of Nazism in Germany has a counterpart in present-day America.

Ayn Rand Institute - The Ayn Rand Institute (ARI) works to introduce young people to Ayn Rand’s novels, to support scholarship and research based on her ideas, and to promote the principles of reason, rational self-interest, individual rights and laissez-faire capitalism to the widest possible audience.

The Atlas Society - The Atlas Society challenges both the cultural left and cultural right with Objectivism, Ayn Rand's philosophy of rational, principled individualism.

Craig Biddle - I write and lecture on philosophical and political issues from an Objectivist perspective.

Nathaniel Branden - The name Nathaniel Branden has become synonymous with "the psychology of self-esteem," a field he began pioneering over thirty years ago.

Michael J. Hurd - Living Resources Center: Solutions - Not Excuses

Ellen Kenner - The RATIONAL Basis of Happiness. Everything you need to know about how to be happy.

Leonard Peikoff - The official website of Leonard Peikoff — the world's foremost authority on Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism.