@article { author = {Sharaf, Raham and Eslami Ardakani, Seyyed Hassan}, title = {Ayn Rand’s Egoism: Theory and Analysis}, journal = {Religious Inquiries}, volume = {4}, number = {7}, pages = {31-42}, year = {2015}, publisher = {University of Religions and Denominations Press}, issn = {2322-4894}, eissn = {2538-6271}, doi = {}, abstract = {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.}, keywords = {ego-altruism,ethical egoism,Ayn Rand,ethics}, url = {https://ri.urd.ac.ir/article_33863.html}, eprint = {https://ri.urd.ac.ir/article_33863_c6633d6c171d69f561af6eb4ad8b0daf.pdf} }