A Fine Distinction

[DonWatkins 0]

I was re-reading The Virtue of Selfishness yesterday and came upon a sentence from the Introduction (page X) that perplexed me:

The reason why man needs a moral code will tell you that the prupose of morality to define man's proper values and interests, that concern with his own interests is the essence of a moral existence, and that man must be the beneficiary of his own moral actions.

My question is, what is the distinction between the latter two clauses: ( 1 ) "that concern with his own interests is the essence of a moral existence" and ( 2 ) "that man must be the beneficiary of his own moral actions"? As far as I can tell they say basically the same thing, which is unusual since Rand is not in the habit of repeating herself unnecessarily.

[Mercury 0]

I was re-reading The Virtue of Selfishness yesterday and came upon a sentence from the Introduction (page X) that perplexed me:

My question is, what is the distinction between the latter two clauses: ( 1 ) "that concern with his own interests is the essence of a moral existence" and ( 2 ) "that man must be the beneficiary of his own moral actions"?  As far as I can tell they say basically the same thing, which is unusual since Rand is not in the habit of repeating herself unnecessarily.

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The clauses name two different aspects of man's life:

1) That an individual's life consists primarily of minding his own business; and

2) That his business must profit him.

[Betsy Speicher 0]

( 1 ) "that concern with his own interests is the essence of a moral existence" and ( 2 ) "that man must be the beneficiary of his own moral actions"? 

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The first is a FACTUAL statement ("is") and the second is the MORAL statement that follows from it ("must").