The Power of Objectivism: Ayn Rand and John Galt and Atlas Shrugged and The Morality of Life, Intelligence, Greed, Selfishness, Rationality, Individuality, Integrity, Capitalism, Desire, and Freedom

By: Russell Hasan

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

This book is an essay about Objectivism, the philosophy created by philosopher Ayn Rand in her novel Atlas Shrugged. Many people have heard about Objectivism (although many others have not), and they are curious to learn more about it. The book argues that Objectivism, as a philosophy, can be reduced to an ethics, and that this ethics can be reduced to ten virtues: (1) Life, (2) Intelligence, (3) Greed, (4) Selfishness, (5) Rationality, (6) Individuality, (7) Integrity, (8) Capitalism, (9) Desire, and (10) Freedom.
This essay shows how Objectivism arrives at those virtues, why Objectivism claims that this system of ethics is objective knowledge and not mere subjective opinion, and it explains the many ways in which Objectivism can help you, by empowering you to make better choices. Here you will learn about all the ways in which Objectivism is different from every other philosophy, from its moral defense of capitalism, to its presentation of a system of ethics that is based on virtues and values in the physical world, unlike every other system of ethics, because all other ethics are either based on the spiritual world (such as every religion) or are based on the physical world but are not based on virtues and values (such as nihilism, pragmatism and utilitarianism). This essay dives deeply into the Randian theory of "rational selfishness," and explores Rand's rejection of altruism and her embrace of selfishness as ethical and moral, and the book tells you that "rational selfishness" is not greed and selfishness as it is traditionally viewed, but is a new concept of morality that simply means you should act to achieve a happy life for yourself, and use reason to achieve your goals.
This book gives a bold, daring new answer to an important question: What is Objectivism? Read this book and you may find that intellectual surprises, edification, and emendation about the philosophy of Objectivism are waiting for you.