Ayn Rand
1905–1982
“Rational self-interest is moral. Capitalism is the only system consistent with reason. Altruism is a fraud.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- VAVital Affirmation10 / 10
- WPWill to Power10 / 10
- TRTrust in Reason10 / 10
- SSSovereign Self10 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Mary WollstonecraftFORGE
Women's rights are human rights. Reason knows no gender. Education emancipates.
- MillGARDEN
The greatest happiness of the greatest number. Defend liberty fiercely; reform what harms slowly and durably.
- SartrePILGRIM
You are condemned to be free. There is no human nature to fall back on. Choose, and own the choice.
- VoltaireFORGE
Crush the infamy. Defend free speech to the death. Cultivate your garden.
- Emma GoldmanPILGRIM
Anarchism and Other Essays — liberty answerable only to itself.
- William MacAskillFORGE
Effective altruism and longtermism — doing the most good with the most rigor.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Ayn Rand's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Ayn Rand or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREAyn Rand vs Mary WollstonecraftOn Mull's map Mary Wollstonecraft sits closest. See where they agree and where they part.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · DAILYToday's SparOne philosopher, one topic, five minutes. A new one drops every day.CONTINUE ▶