The Intellectual Contributions of Ayn Rand

Published October 10, 2010 | By Bman

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guide to action, and his basic means of survival.

3. Every man is an end unto his own self. Man exists for his own sake. He must not sacrifice himself for others or accept the sacrifice of others for himself. The pursuit of his own rational self-interest and of his own happiness is the highest moral purpose of his life.

4. Laissez-faire capitalism is the best system of politics. Under this capitalism, a limited government protects each person’s rights to life, liberty, and property. It forbids that anyone initiate force against anyone else. Champions of objectivism are achievers who build objectivism as optimistic. They hold that the universe is open to human achievement and happiness and that each person has within him the ability to live a rich, fulfilling, independent life. This is the idealistic message in Rand’s

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