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Positive Selfishness, The Virtue and Power of Self Interest

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The back of the book cover says it all. Porter says:

"In the book Positive Selfishness, I challenge the traditional meaning of selfishness. I propose a new definition based on love of self and concern for our own well-being. This new definition is the foundation for my philosophy of Enlightened Self-Interest."

His quote attempts to take credit for a philosophy that was created while he was still in diapers.

Porter's philosophy is nothing more than a VERY poor attempt to steal the messages from Ayn Rand's book "The Virtue of Selfishness." That book was published in 1961 and remains a classic. The original messages come from a book called Atlas Shrugged also by Rand which is fantastic.

If you are really interested in the philosophy which is known as "Objectivism" read Rand's book. It is one of the most fascinating books I have ever read, and will give you the opportunity to question even the most basic tenets of your beliefs that you have taken for granted.

"Positive Selfishness" is a joke. The book cover is reminiscent of a late night TV special, and the content is the same. The only thing Porter discovered how to do was make money on the backs of others.

"Move along Sparky, there's nothing much to see here"