%0 Journal Article %T Ayn Rand’s Egoism: Theory and Analysis %J Religious Inquiries %I University of Religions and Denominations Press %Z 2322-4894 %A Sharaf, Raham %A Eslami Ardakani, Seyyed Hassan %D 2015 %\ 01/01/2015 %V 4 %N 7 %P 31-42 %! Ayn Rand’s Egoism: Theory and Analysis %K ego-altruism %K ethical egoism %K Ayn Rand %K ethics %R %X Ayn Rand was a Russian-born American philosopher, novelist, and playwright, whose interpretation of ethical egoism is one of the most important interpretations of this theory.  Rand is a proponent of intellectual egoism, and rationalism is a fundamental element in her ethical theory. This article attempts to review, analyze, and criticize her interpretation of ethical egoism.   Additionally, an ethical theory known as ego-altruism will be introduced in opposition to Rand’s theory.  Ego-altruism proposes that the pivot of ethics is to maintain balance and equilibrium between the self and others. %U https://ri.urd.ac.ir/article_33863_c6633d6c171d69f561af6eb4ad8b0daf.pdf