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The Virtue of Selfishness

book by Ayn Rand
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Summary

The Virtue of Selfishness is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (333 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Virtue of Selfishness authored Ayn Rand[3].
  • The Virtue of Selfishness's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • The Virtue of Selfishness was published by New American Library[5].
  • The Virtue of Selfishness's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • The Virtue of Selfishness's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • The Virtue of Selfishness was released on 1964[8].
  • The Virtue of Selfishness's has edition or translation is recorded as The Virtue of Selfishness[9].
  • The Virtue of Selfishness's has edition or translation is recorded as Q141677988[10].
  • The Virtue of Selfishness's main subject is ethics[11].
  • The Virtue of Selfishness's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Virtue of Selfishness'}[12].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Virtue of Selfishness authored Ayn Rand[3]. It was published by New American Library[5].

Publication

The Virtue of Selfishness was released on 1964[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6].

Subject and Themes

The Virtue of Selfishness's main subject is ethics[11].

Why It Matters

The Virtue of Selfishness ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (333 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Ayn Rand ethics United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 23
    Has edition or translation → The Virtue of Selfishness, Q141677988
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'cs', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'hy', 'it', 'ko', 'ms', 'nl', '
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  2. 20w ago · Mcampany · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publisher → New American Library
    Language of work or name → English
    Has edition or translation → The Virtue of Selfishness, Q141677988
    Author → Ayn Rand
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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