I've actually never come across that quote of Rand's before. It must be in a book of hers I haven't read. It's a terrible quote to try to justify Objectivist et

I've actually never come across that quote of Rand's before. It must be in a book of hers I haven't read. It's a terrible quote to try to justify Objectivist ethics with. The best validation of her ethics I know of is an essay entitled The Objectivist Ethics, in her book, The Virtue of Selfishness. The first several pages are dedicated to establishing why man needs ethics, and the rest of the essay to explaining Objectivist ethics and why it benefits human life. Ooh, I think we're in luck. A quick google search shows that you can read the essay here. I just glanced over it, but it appears to be the same essay as in VoS. http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ari_ayn_rand_the_objectivist_ethics http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ari_ayn_rand...