Read Ayn Rand's exhaustive demolition of 'the love of money is the root of all evil' at The Ayn Rand Lexicon on money.

Altruism is the philosophy that holds that moral virtue consists in renouncing self-interest and living for the sake of others. Read the Wikipedia entry here.
Altruism is the dominant ethical doctrine of our age, as is very clear from the pronouncements of politicians, intellectuals and journalists.

Yet the world of business is very much a world of self-interest. Does this mean then that your business dealings by their very nature pit you against morality?
To understand why altruism is wrong, we highly recommend The Ayn Rand Lexicon on altruism.

Read The Nobility of Business for an introduction to Ayn Rand's groundbreaking theory of ethics - an ethics of rational self-interest.

At Enterprise Ethics you will find definitions of the Objectivist ethics - and examples from the highest achievers of the business world. You will also find a very practical section on principled management for innovation.

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