Capitalism is widely
recognized as the practical
social system because,
wherever and to the extent
that it is implemented, it
leads to wealth and
prosperity. But this same
system is widely regarded as
immoral because it enables
people to act fully in their
own self-interest—that is, to
act on their own judgment and
to keep, use, and dispose of
the product of their own
effort. This talk
demonstrates why, far from
making capitalism immoral,
the fact that it enables
everyone to act selfishly and
own property is what makes it
not only the most practical
but also the only moral
social system ever devised. A
question-and-answer period
will follow the talk.

Craig Biddle is author of
Loving Life: The Morality of
Self-Interest and the Facts
that Support It and editor of
The Objective Standard, a
quarterly journal of culture
and politics written from an
Objectivist perspective.

Directions to the Wexner:
http://www.wexarts.org/info/v
isit/