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Ayn Rand’s

Ayn Rand’s. Normative Ethics:. The Virtuous Egoist. Lecture and Q&A by Dr. Tara Smith.

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Ayn Rand’s

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  1. Ayn Rand’s Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist Lecture and Q&A by Dr. Tara Smith Ayn Rand is well known for advocating selfishness, yet the substance of that selfishness is rarely understood. This lecture presents Rand's ideal: a virtuous egoist.Dr. Smith explains why a person should be an egoist, the kind of egoism that Rand does and doesn't commend, and the kinds of virtues that a person must exercise in order to actually advance his self-interest. Along the way, Dr. Smith differentiates Rand's rational egoism from hedonism, materialism, and predation, and sketches Rand's egoistic account of two vital but widely misunderstood virtues: honesty and justice. Tara Smith is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas, where she currently holds the Anthem Foundation Fellowship for the Study of Objectivism. She is the author of Moral Rights & Political Freedom; Viable Values: A Study of Life as the Root and Reward of Morality; and Ayn Rand’s Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist. Wednesday, April 16 7:00 PM Harper 140 FREE PIZZA!!! Sponsored by the UofC Objectivist Club and the Ayn Rand Institute. Admission is free and open to the public.

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