2009/01/01 by Stephen Hicks · 1 citation
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Arts and Humanities · Psychology · #Ayn Rand and Brontë studies #Kantian Philosophy and Modern Interpretations #Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices #Ethical egoism #Objectivism #Philosophy #Altruism (biology) #Nothing #Epistemology #Psychology #Social psychology
paper · doi:10.2307/41560389
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Abstract Philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche and Ayn Rand are often identified as strong critics of altruism and arch advocates of egoism. In this essay, Stephen Hicks argues that Nietzsche and Rand have much in common in their critiques of altruism but almost nothing in common in their views on egoism.