My “Egoism in Nietzsche and Rand” was published in The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies. Here is the abstract for my 43-page study: “Philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche and Ayn Rand are often identified as strong critics of altruism and arch advocates of egoism. In this essay, Stephen Hicks argues that Nietzsche and Rand have much in […]
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My essay “Egoism in Nietzsche and Rand” is a 43-page study published in The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies (2009). Text version. Audiobook version: Part One, Part Two. The abstract: “Philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche and Ayn Rand are often identified as strong critics of altruism and arch advocates of egoism. In this essay, Stephen Hicks argues
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My video lecture, part of the Business Ethics Cases series. Contents: 1. What the tragedy is. 2. The free-market solution. 3. The socialist solution. 4. Comparing the two solutions. The entire video (43 minutes total): Supplements: * Garrett Hardin, “The Tragedy of the Commons”, Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. * Transcript of the above video lecture
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