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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Altruism is a dangerous doctrine that demands self-sacrifice and subordination.
Chapter 3: Although it claims to serve the public interest, altruism actually undermines it.
Chapter 4: Altruism compels you to abandon your own independent mind.
Chapter 5: Altruism’s popularity rests on a deep confusion about what selfishness really is.
Chapter 6: Selfishness demands a full, rational commitment to life-enhancing thought.
Chapter 7: Selfishness creates productive capitalism, while altruism breeds futile servitude.
Description
In Defense of Selfishness (2015) exposes the dark side of an attribute most of us assume to be good: altruism. It explains why, despite common misconception, altruism is harmful, devaluing both individuals and societies at large – and why selfishness is the alternative that can provide us with liberation.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone who’s ever felt guilty about being selfish
- Skeptics of the welfare state
- Those interested in the harms of altruism