Tara Smith

Specialties: Ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of law

Tara Smith is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas, where she currently holds the Anthem Foundation Fellowship. She is the author of Moral Rights & Political Freedom;  Viable Values: A Study of Life as the Root & Reward of Morality (Rowman & Littlefield, 2000); and (forthcoming spring 2006) Ayn Rand’s Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist. Dr. Smith has published articles or lectured on such topics as self-interest, objectivity, judicial "activism," business ethics, pride, justice, forgiveness, and romantic love. Dr. Smith has also presented seminars on clear thinking to businessmen.

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