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In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer and Tristan de Liège discuss the confusions involved in the conventional conception of sacrifice.
• [0:00] Introduction
• [5:32] Examples of Sacrifice
• [18:40] Investment vs. Sacrifice
• [32:56] Value Hierarchy
• [45:21] How to Rank Values Objectively
• [51:25] ‘Sacrifice’ as a package deal
• [1:03:33] The false appeal of sacrifice
Resources:
• Ayn Rand’s book Atlas Shrugged
• Ayn Rand’s book The Fountainhead
• Ayn Rand’s essay, “The Ethics of Emergencies”
• The Ayn Rand Lexicon entry on sacrifice (aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/sacrifice.html)
This episode was recorded on December 30, 2025.
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In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer and Tristan de Liège discuss the confusions involved in the conventional conception of sacrifice.
• [0:00] Introduction
• [5:32] Examples of Sacrifice
• [18:40] Investment vs. Sacrifice
• [32:56] Value Hierarchy
• [45:21] How to Rank Values Objectively
• [51:25] ‘Sacrifice’ as a package deal
• [1:03:33] The false appeal of sacrifice
Resources:
• Ayn Rand’s book Atlas Shrugged
• Ayn Rand’s book The Fountainhead
• Ayn Rand’s essay, “The Ethics of Emergencies”
• The Ayn Rand Lexicon entry on sacrifice (aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/sacrifice.html)
This episode was recorded on December 30, 2025.
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youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AynRandInstitute
Download or stream free courses on Ayn Rand’s works and ideas with the Ayn Rand Institute app:
– App Store itunes.apple.com/us/app/ayn-rand-university/id1452535178?mt=8
– Google Play play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aynrandu
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Explore these ideas further! ARI's online publication, New Ideal, explores pressing cultural issues from the perspective of Ayn Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism: newideal.aynrand.org
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