Ayn Rand & Objectivism

Mr. Shapiro, these two things are true at once: Facts don’t care about your feelings—and rational people don’t engage in smears.

Many articles have been written about what’s wrong with Ayn Rand’s philosophy, but none of them presents her ideas accurately. Here’s one that does.

Ben Shapiro suggests that rational self-interest is just another name for hedonism. But that makes no sense. Shapiro should (and likely does) know better.

In a world filled with charged rhetoric where increasing volume tends to turn people off, Biondi calmly and coherently explains key principles of Rand’s philosophy and controversies surrounding it.

Including letters to Sinclair Lewis, Melville Cane, and Joseph McCarthy.

Many thanks to Matheus Pacini for translating the following TOS articles into Portuguese and republishing them at Objetivismo.com.br.

Richard M. Salsman reviews A Companion to Ayn Rand, concluding that, flaws aside, this book is a must-read.

Resources for understanding Objectivism, including books, essays, courses, lectures, interviews, organizations, and more.

Although benevolence and generosity are not universally life-serving and thus are not moral virtues per se, they can be, and often are, profoundly selfish.

Ben Shapiro claims that all philosophic foundations are subjective, but, in action, he reaffirms the objectivity of some.