From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!uwvax!doug Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Re: Ayn Rand Article-I.D.: uwvax.440 Posted: Sun Jun 20 13:34:44 1982 Received: Tue Jun 22 01:35:25 1982 References: utcsstat.213 It is true that Rand championed selfishness - but not in a negative sense. She simply recognized that self-interest (a) is a more reasonable motivator than legislating goodness and (b) it is morally good for people to be interested in themselves - i.e. our society is only as just as it is just towards each individual.