Table of Contents

Chapter 1 1 Introduction Chapter 2 2 Why Be Moral? Chapter 3 3 Intrinsic Value: A False Foundation Chapter 4 4 Morality's Roots in Life Chapter 5 5 Morality's Reward: Flourishing Chapter 6 6 Principled Egoism: The Only Way to Live

About the Author

Tara Smith is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Texas.

Reviews

Smith writes in very clear, engaging language, refreshing and enjoyable. Good index. Recommended.
*CHOICE*

Smith undertakes the meta-ethical part and does a commendable job of fleshing out Rand's ideas.
*Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association*

To my mind, this is one of the most interesting works in ethics to have appeared in a long while. Tara Smith's book ought to win many new adherents to the proposition that morality should be in the service of life, and not the reverse.
*Lester H. Hunt, University of Wisconsin-Madison*