The Beneficiary Statement and Beyond
The beneficiary statement refers to a passage in the Introduction of The Virtue of Selfishness. It concerns who the beneficiary of an action should be and any breach between actor and beneficiary. This article critiques said passage and shows how rational self-interest extends beyond the actor'...
| Veröffentlicht in: | The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies. - Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999. - 17(2017), 1, Seite 41-53 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2017
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies |
| Schlagworte: | Philosophy Business Behavioral sciences Political science Arts Economics |
| Zusammenfassung: | The beneficiary statement refers to a passage in the Introduction of The Virtue of Selfishness. It concerns who the beneficiary of an action should be and any breach between actor and beneficiary. This article critiques said passage and shows how rational self-interest extends beyond the actor's self-interest more narrowly conceived. It critiques the Trader Principle and shows further how trade extends rational self-interest beyond the actor's self-interest more narrowly conceived. It shows how the virtue of independence does not imply that all dependence is a vice. Dependence in collaborative action even extends to the virtue of productiveness. |
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| ISSN: | 21697132 |
| DOI: | 10.5325/jaynrandstud.17.1.0041 |