Having enjoyed The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged, and Anthem, Ayn Rand was one of my favorite authors, that is, until I read The Age of Selfishness by Darryl Cunningham. In The Fountainhead, I found Howard Roark’s character to be endearing and refreshing as he continued to stick to his puritanical ideals of architecture and refusal to succumb to society’s stale standards of life. Selfishness, narrow mindedness, … Continue reading Is Selfishness a Virtue? On Ayn Rand and the impacts of her philosophy