Who Was Nathaniel Branden, And What Was His Relationship With Ayn Rand?
Nathaniel Branden is said to be the true disciple of Ayn Rand and it is believed that Ayn Rand was in love with him, even though he was much younger in comparison to her. They have collaborated also to write some of their works and you can find one collection of essays titled ‘The Virtue of Selfishness’ in which the essays written by both of them are being in one collection. They both believed that rational selfishness is what required for the survival of a man. They said that the values that are being produced by desires and feelings can not be considered as rational one and must not be given priority. On the basis of their theories, both have written a number of books and as Ayn Rand is popular for her fictional work, Nathaniel Branden is known for his non-fictional work.
