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Nathaniel Branden — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1930–2014 · Canada / US · Psychologist

Nathaniel Branden

The psychology of self-esteem

Took rational egoism into psychology.

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Governance−90
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Rand's one-time closest associate, who built a popular psychology of self-esteem on Objectivist foundations before their famous break.

social

Self-esteem and autonomy as psychological foundations.

economic

Free-market individualism.

governance

Minimal-state libertarian, in Rand's early circle.

Notable for
  • 'The Psychology of Self-Esteem'
  • Co-led the early Objectivist movement
  • Founded the self-esteem movement
self-esteemindividualismpsychology
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