Stephen R. C. Hicks
Ethics & Moral Philosophy Philosophy
These are print and audiobook versions of my “Egoism in Nietzsche and Rand” [pdf], first published in The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 10:2, Spring 2009, pp. 249-291.
Three Nietzsches and Ayn RandSome intellectuals on Nietzsche and RandEgoism, altruism, and “selfishness”A Nietzschean sketch
God is dead
Nihilism’s symptoms
Two bio-psychological types
Psychology and morality
Genealogy
Comparing Nietzsche’s and Rand’s critiques of altruismRand’s break with Nietzsche’s critique
Egoism in Nietzsche and Rand
These are print and audiobook versions of my “Egoism in Nietzsche and Rand” [pdf], first published in The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 10:2, Spring 2009, pp. 249-291.
Part One: On Critiquing Altruism [MP3] [YouTube] [64 minutes]
Some intellectuals on Nietzsche and Rand
Egoism, altruism, and “selfishness”
A Nietzschean sketch
God is deadNihilism’s symptomsTwo bio-psychological typesPsychology and moralityGenealogyComparing Nietzsche’s and Rand’s critiques of altruism
Rand’s break with Nietzsche’s critique