Czy obiektywne życie jest możliwe? Słów kilka na temat esejów Nathaniela Brandena
Is the Objective Life Really Possible? Analysis of Nathaniel Branden’s Essays

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present the theoretical standpoint of a Canadian-Americanpsychotherapist, Nathaniel Branden. He wrote five essays which I would like toanalyze. These essays can be found in the book The Virtue of Selfishness, writtenby a Russian-American philosopher, Ayn Rand, who was Branden’s associate.He postulated that individuals should live objective – act rationally and not succumbto whims. This way of behaviour is necessary to accomplish the existentialaim of individual, which is a producing and sustaining of life. The objective liferequires egoism, because the egoist is conscious of his own existence; he knows thathe must live rationally, respect his own values and not sacrifice himself for otherpeople. But it is still a question: Is the objective life really possible? The answerI try to find in this work.

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