Tara Smith (philosopher)

Tara A. Smith
Born	1961 (age 63–64)
Nationality	American
Education
Alma mater	University of Virginia (BA) Johns Hopkins University (PhD)
Philosophical work
School	Objectivism
Institutions	Ayn Rand Institute
Main interests	Metaethics, ethical naturalism, virtue ethics, ethical egoism, rational egoism, value theory, political philosophy, natural rights, philosophy of law, constitutional law, objectivity, intrinsicism
Notable ideas	objective value, virtuous egoism, objective law

Objectivist movement
Ayn Rand
Philosophy Objectivism Rational egoism Individualism Capitalism Romantic realism
Organizations Ayn Rand Institute The Atlas Society Nathaniel Branden Institute Objectivist Party Liberal People's Party Libertarianz
Theorists Ayn Rand Ayn Rand Institute Leonard Peikoff Allan Gotthelf Harry Binswanger Tara Smith Andrew Bernstein Yaron Brook John Ridpath Other David Kelley George Reisman Tibor Machan Stephen Hicks Nathaniel Branden Alan Greenspan Douglas B. Rasmussen
Literature Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal For the New Intellectual Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology The New Left Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand Philosophy: Who Needs It The Romantic Manifesto The Virtue of Selfishness Objectivist periodicals The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies The Fountainhead Atlas Shrugged
Related topics Objectivism and homosexuality Objectivism and libertarianism Objectivism's rejection of the primitive Randian hero
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Tara A. Smith (born 1961) is an American philosopher. She is a professor of philosophy, the BB&T Chair for the Study of Objectivism,^[1] and the Anthem Foundation Fellow for the Study of Objectivism^[2] at the University of Texas at Austin.