Endorsed personally by Ayn Rand in 1962, this essay discusses the essentials of Rand's ethics and its crucial relevance to America's intellectual, moral, and political crisis. An excellent commentary on the historical and cultural significance of her ethics and the view of man as a moral ideal.
Nathaniel Branden, Ph.D. is a lecturer, a practicing psychotherapist, and the author of twenty books on the psychology of self-esteem, romantic love, and the life and thought of Objectivist philosopher Ayn Rand. His work has been translated into eighteen languages and has sold more than 4 million copies, and includes such titles as Taking Responsibility, The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, and My Years with Ayn Rand. Branden's name has become synonymous with the psychology of self-esteem, a field he pioneered more than thirty years ago.
