Egoism in Nietsche and Rand

Stephen R. C. Hicks

Language: English

Publisher: Stephen R. C. Hicks

Published: Jan 25, 2014

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Egoism in Nietzsche and Rand

These are print and audiobook versions of my “Egoism in Nietzsche and Rand” [pdf], first published in The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 10:2, Spring 2009, pp. 249-291.

Part One: On Critiquing Altruism [MP3] [YouTube] [64 minutes]

egoism-pt1Three Nietzsches and Ayn Rand
Some intellectuals on Nietzsche and Rand
Egoism, altruism, and “selfishness”
A Nietzschean sketch

     God is dead
     Nihilism’s symptoms  
     Two bio-psychological types 
     Psychology and morality
     Genealogy

Comparing Nietzsche’s and Rand’s critiques of altruism
Rand’s break with Nietzsche’s critique