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1、AynRand–THEVIRTUEOFSELFISHNESSTHEVIRTUEOFSELFISHNESS“Ethicsisnotamysticfantasy—norasocialconvention—noradispensable,subjectiveluxury....Ethicsisanobjectivenecessityofman’ssurvival—notbythegraceofthesupernaturalnorofyourneighborsnorofyourwhims,butbythegraceofrealityandt
2、henatureoflife.”“TheObjectivistethicsproudlyadvocatesandupholdsrationalselfishness—whichmeans:thevaluesrequiredforman’ssurvivalquaman—whichmeans:thevaluesrequiredforhumansurvival—notthevaluesproducedbythedesires,thefeelings,thewhimsortheneedsofirrationalbrutes,whohaven
3、everoutgrowntheprimordialpracticeofhumansacrifices.”Eversincetheirfirstpublication,AynRand’sworkshavehadamajorimpactontheintellectualscene.Hernewmorality—theethicsofrationalself-interest—challengesthealtruist-collectivistfashionsofourday.KnownasObjectivism,heruniquephi
4、losophyistheunderlyingthemeofherfamousnovels.1AynRand–THEVIRTUEOFSELFISHNESSTHEVIRTUEOFSELFISHNESSANewConceptofEgoismbyAynRandWithAdditionalArticlesbyNathanielBrandenASIGNETBOOK2AynRand–THEVIRTUEOFSELFISHNESSSIGNETPublishedbythePenguinGroupPenguinBooksUSAInc.,375Hudson
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