# Ayn Rand and Altruism, Part 5

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/ayn-rand-and-altruism-part-5>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** August 5, 2015

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George H. Smith discusses why Ayn Rand believed that altruism is incompatible with benevolence and charitable actions.

[Originally published in essay form on November 20, 2012.](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/excursions/ayn-rand-altruism-part-5)

_Narrated by James Foster._