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
In Anarchism and Other Essays, liberty answers only to itself.
- William MacAskillFORGE
Effective altruism and longtermism do 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 ▶