Virtue Of Selfishness, The Reissue Edition

Well, to begin with, those of you who are familiar with the beauty of Ayn Rand's writing probably don't need to read this review. Anyway, this book is a collection of essays "on those ethical subjects which needed clarification in today's context..", by Ayn Rand with additional articles from Nathaniel Branden. It deals with a wide range of topics under ethics n rationality and is quite enlightening in a sense. A sound reason is the only prerequisite to read it. This book will appeal to the serious reader. Not very thick but the content is quite heavy.
Makes for a great non-fiction read!

I am not a stern believer of capitalism,being raised in a small-town communist,altruistic family and surroundings,saturated with praise for the inverted pyramid(where need takes priority). But i can fully vouch for one thing after reading many of rand's works that it would not have led to the extensive frustration that has been the part of much of my short adult life. All of Rand's works bares and calls hypocrisy a HYPOCRISY not as a delicate balancing act where how much ever hard you try you are bound to fail. I think i am truly moving towards a new level of freedom just like "comrade" Marx said "You have nothing to loose but your chains" (Sorry about the Marx comment, had read The Communist Manifesto when i was 17)

It is no secret that most of Ayn Rand's so called "philosophy" is series impassioned appeals to the mediocre, meek minds of the populace. This one is no different. Coming from the Soviet Union-and having suffered under the communist life-Rand embraced capitalistic ideals to such a mind-numbing extent that she developed blind faith in it no matter what. This book shows it. Given the extent to which this book dwelves into justifying her own inability to care about anyone but her own life, it is quite disconcerting so many people took it seriously.

She routinely advocates "self above all else" creedo, a logical conclusion of which, is an animalistic lifestyle: "eat the other before you yourself are eaten". In Rand's world, anyone who cannot be made to work, or bought, or sold, or enslaved, or does not have any other form of non-economic utility has no reason to exist. Family is just a cash nexus between individuals; the idea of altruism is contemptible; love is the same the lust which is bought by money. She resents anyone who does not pursue a lifestyle of hedonistic and avaricious orgy.

A complete waste of time. This book would have been funny, if it were not such a phoney.

if u cant understand a book it doesn't mean it's not a right and good book. anyone who renounce this book as it want to make you selfish didnt understand the book or didnt read it in the first place . Her books are written for people who love life this is the morality which can make good ethics . dont say you hate the book bcoz its anti altruism learn the defination of altruism and learn that a person donate money to help others bcoz it make them feel good of themself that they have done the right thing . and a thing is right is learnt through mind .