From
the book’s back cover:
“This is a superb collection of essays on Ayn
Rand’s
metaethics and her theories of value, virtue, and egoism. The dialogues
between leading Rand specialists and distinguished moral philosophers
less familiar with her philosophical work shed new light on the
relationship of her thought to contemporary analytic
philosophy.”
—Fred D. Miller, Jr.,
Bowling Green State University
“Ayn Rand’s Objectivist philosophy is an important
cultural
force in the United States today and influential in contemporary
political debates. And yet there has been a dearth of
sustained
philosophical discussions of Objectivism in the scholarly literature.
Fortunately, this is changing. In Metaethics, Egoism, and
Virtue,
a very strong group of philosophers debate such central questions as
how Objectivism approaches the foundations of ethics and analyzes the
nature of value and virtue—including the complex relationship
between rational egoism and altruism. Philosophers interested
in
engaging with Objectivism with greater clarity and depth would do well
to start here.”
—Peter Railton, University
of Michigan
“A valuable and exciting project. Gotthelf and Lennox are
universally recognized as being two of the leading Ayn Rand
scholars.“
—Harry Binswanger,
professor of philosophy,
Ayn Rand
Institute
“At long last a book has brought together specialists in
ethical
theory and moral psychology with scholars of Ayn Rand, to engage with
Rand’s thought at the highest levels. These energetic
discussions
will be of interest to ethicists as well as social and political
thinkers.”
—John David Lewis, Philosophy,
Politics, and
Economics Program, Duke University