Egoism in Nietzsche and Rand

Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 10 (2):249 - 291 (2009)
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Abstract

Philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche and Ayn Rand are often identified as strong critics of altruism and arch advocates of egoism. In this essay, Stephen Hicks argues that Nietzsche and Rand have much in common in their critiques of altruism but almost nothing in common in their views on egoism

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