... mutual sacrificing himself to others and others to himself. The highest moral purpose of man's life is the pursuit of his own happiness and rational self-interest. As every individual is equipped with mind, in his existence he is absolutely dependent on himself. Additionally, people ought to ... think for themselves. That is what characterises the doctrine of rational egoism, or -as Rand puts it - rational individualism. However, if man's existence is not up to him but to others, such as society or government, he can ... to people's time or money simply because he/she might need it. Stil...

• Word Count: 2526
• Approx Pages: 10

... of the former, and may often furnish that intellectual enjoyment by which the mind is first brought within the calmer, more profound and abiding pleasures which belong to the strictly rational intuitions. Beauty is often the door-keeper to those charmed precincts within which are truth and right. A fourth reason why we should render ourselves susceptible to the impulses which arise ... love of the he,xti fu come in as a most welcome impulse, and save our duties from becoming wholly mechanical, an irksome routine, by giving to them the elasticity of a rational sentiment. Beauty, then, is...

• Word Count: 3753
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... of the former, and may often furnish that intellectual enjoyment by which the mind is first brought within the calmer, more profound and abiding pleasures which belong to the strictly rational intuitions. Beauty is often the door-keeper to those charmed precincts within which are truth and right. A fourth reason why we should render ourselves susceptible to the impulses which arise ... love of the he,xti fu come in as a most welcome impulse, and save our duties from becoming wholly mechanical, an irksome routine, by giving to them the elasticity of a rational sentiment. Beauty, then, is...

• Word Count: 3755
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: Undergraduate