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Ayn Rand and Altruism, Part 1

Excursions Podcast – 13 min 30 sec – Jul 8, 2015 – Episode 50 of 200

George H. Smith begins his series on Ayn Rand’s critique of altruism with a discussion of the ideas of Auguste Comte, the man who coined the word “altruism.”

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Originally published in essay form on October 23, 2012.

Narrated by James Foster.

George H. Smith

George H. Smith was formerly Senior Research Fellow for the Institute for Humane Studies, a lecturer on American History for Cato Summer Seminars, and Executive Editor of Knowledge Products. Smith's fourth and most recent book, The System of Liberty, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2013.