Transcript Virtuous Egoist Poster

Ayn Rand’s
Normative Ethics:
The Virtuous Egoist
Lecture and Q&A by Dr. Tara Smith
Ayn Rand is well known for advocating selfishness, yet the substance of that
selfishness is rarely understood. This lecture presents Rand's ideal: a virtuous
egoist.
Wednesday, April 16
Dr. Smith explains why a person should be an egoist, the kind of egoism that
Rand does and doesn't commend, and the kinds of virtues that a person must
7:00 PM
exercise in order to actually advance his self-interest. Along the way, Dr. Smith
differentiates Rand's rational egoism from hedonism, materialism, and
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predation, and sketches Rand's egoistic account of two vital but widely
misunderstood virtues: honesty and justice.
FREE PIZZA!!!
Tara Smith is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas, where she
currently holds the Anthem Foundation Fellowship for the Study of
Objectivism. She is the author of Moral Rights & Political Freedom; Viable Values: A
Study of Life as the Root and Reward of Morality; and Ayn Rand’s Normative Ethics:
The Virtuous Egoist.
Sponsored by the UofC Objectivist Club and the Ayn Rand Institute. Admission is free and open to the public.