# Ayn Rand and Altruism, Part 3

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/ayn-rand-and-altruism-part-3>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** July 22, 2015

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George H. Smith explores Ayn Rand’s contention that altruism plays an indispensable role in the justification of political collectivism.

[Originally published in essay form on November 6, 2012.](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/excursions/ayn-rand-altruism-part-3)

_Narrated by James Foster._