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Show Notes\xa0 Today we\u2019re about to go down deep and stay down long into the subject: Is it morally good to focus primarily on your own personal happiness? Author Peter Schwartz says\u2026 \u201cFrom childhood, we\u2019re taught that helping others is the essence of morality. And most people take this code of ethics for granted. They don\u2019t challenge that premise.\u201d Peter Schwartz does challenge that premise. In his book, The Tyranny of Need, Peter Schwartz explains why he believes that people do not fully understand what altruism calls for. In his view, it shows that what altruism really demands is not that you simply respect the rights of others or that you display benevolence toward them. Rather, altruism demands that you\xa0subordinate\xa0yourself to other\u2019s needs. Now\u2026 Peter presents a\xa0moral\xa0alternative to the code of altruism: and that is, rational self-interest. He explains that genuine selfishness is not exemplified by the actions of the likes of a Bernie Madoff. Schwartz argues\u2014the truly selfish individual is committed to moral principles. He lives an honest, productive, and self-respecting life. His book, The Tyranny of Need,\xa0shows you how to uphold your moral right to the pursuit of your own happiness. Just a bit on Peter\u2026 PETER SCHWARTZ is a retired Chairman of the Board of the Ayn Rand Institute\u2014the pre-eminent organization for the dissemination of Ayn Rand\u2019s ideas\u2014and he is now a Distinguished Fellow there. \xa0 As you might imagine, in this episode of the Next Chapter with Charlie, Peter and I engage in quite meaningful discussion of this oh-so controversial topic. With that, let\u2019s welcome Peter Schwartz to the show. \xa0 For more visit Peter Schwartz at www.Petershwartz.com Check out Peter\u2019s book: The Tyranny of Need \xa0