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Tara Smith is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Texas.
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
Smith writes in very clear, engaging language, refreshing and enjoyable. Good index. Recommended.
— Choice Reviews
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