
What if the reason behind the burgeoning swell of social conflict is not the absence of altruism, but rather, its overwhelming presence? Philosopher and retired Chairman of the Board of the Ayn Rand Institute Peter Schwartz masterfully challenges the widely held notion that self-sacrifice is a virtue and makes a compelling case for the pursuit of what he calls “rational self-interest” in his provocative book, The Tyranny of Need: Examining the Code of Self-Sacrifice—and the Alternative of Rational, Non-Predatory Self-Interest.
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