The Virtue Of Selfishness
Wikipedia definition:
"Selfishness is placing concern with oneself or one's own interests above the well-being or interests of others.[1][2] Selfishness is the opposite of altruism or selflessness..."
In the recent interview with Mr. Aglialoro, producer of AS movies, he was asked a question about the collection of Ayn Rand's essays titled "The Virtue Of Selfishness." He answered by joking, that he thought Rand must have been having "a bad hair day" when she chose the title.
In fact, it was not the original working title for the essays, mostly compiled articles in The Objectivist. But that for another post. I wanted to ask those in the Gulch about how they view the meaning of selfishness. Did Rand distort the definition for her own philosophical purposes? If the definition above stands in the philosophy of Objectivism, is it necessary, when conversing with those not familiar with Rand's works or perhaps misled, to qualify the word "selfish" with words like "ethical" or completely change "selfish" with "rational self interest?" I look forward to your thoughts on this....
"Selfishness is placing concern with oneself or one's own interests above the well-being or interests of others.[1][2] Selfishness is the opposite of altruism or selflessness..."
In the recent interview with Mr. Aglialoro, producer of AS movies, he was asked a question about the collection of Ayn Rand's essays titled "The Virtue Of Selfishness." He answered by joking, that he thought Rand must have been having "a bad hair day" when she chose the title.
In fact, it was not the original working title for the essays, mostly compiled articles in The Objectivist. But that for another post. I wanted to ask those in the Gulch about how they view the meaning of selfishness. Did Rand distort the definition for her own philosophical purposes? If the definition above stands in the philosophy of Objectivism, is it necessary, when conversing with those not familiar with Rand's works or perhaps misled, to qualify the word "selfish" with words like "ethical" or completely change "selfish" with "rational self interest?" I look forward to your thoughts on this....
