A collection of essays that sets forth the moral principles of Objectivism, Ayn Rands controversial, groundbreaking philosophy.

Since their initial publication, Rands fictional works--Anthem, The Fountainhead, and Atlas Shrugged--have had a major impact on the intellectual scene. The underlying theme of her famous novels is her philosophy, a new morality--the ethics of rational self-interest--that offers a robust challenge to altruist-collectivist thought.

Known as Objectivism, her divisive philosophy holds human life--the life proper to a rational being--as the standard of moral values and regards altruism as incompatible with mans nature. In this series of essays, Rand asks w