# The Virtue of Selfishness

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- Book: [The Virtue of Selfishness](https://www.bookquiver.com/ayn-rand/the-virtue-of-selfishness) ([The Virtue of Selfishness.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ayn-rand/the-virtue-of-selfishness.md))
- Authors: [Ayn Rand](https://www.bookquiver.com/ayn-rand)
- Publisher: Signet
- ISBN: 978-04-5116-393-6
- Pages: 176
- Published: 1964-11-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A collection of essays that sets forth the moral principles of Objectivism, Ayn Rand's controversial, groundbreaking philosophy. Since their initial publication, Rand's fictional works—Anthem, The...