ARI’s Commentary on Israel and the Mideast Since October 7, 2023Ayn Rand Institute2024-10-11 | In the year since October 7th, 2023 the Ayn Rand Institute has analyzed the grave importance of the event and Israel’s response:
Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgAltruists don’t want to help you #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #egoism #altruismAyn Rand Institute2024-10-19 | Altruists are motivated by hatred of the successful. Learn more about Ayn Rand and her philosophy: aynrand.org/discover
Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.org60 Years of The Virtue of SelfishnessAyn Rand Institute2024-10-18 | Ayn Rand’s provocative nonfiction book The Virtue of Selfishness was published 60 years ago. To mark this anniversary, Sam Weaver and Mike Mazza discuss the enduring value of this book’s presentation of Rand’s moral philosophy, and answer the question of what admirers of Rand’s novels can learn from reading (or re-reading) The Virtue of Selfishness.
Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgThe Feminist Movement: Ayn Rand’s ViewAyn Rand Institute2024-10-17 | LEARN MORE ABOUT AYN RAND’S CRITICISM OF THE NEW LEFT In her book, The Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution.
This was Ayn Rand’s answer to a question asked after her 1978 lecture on the state of American culture.
Question: Why are you opposed to the feminist movement?
TIMESTAMPS (00:00) - Intro (00:03) - Why are you opposed to the feminist movement?
Ayn Rand, “Cultural Update,” Ford Hall Forum, 1978.
Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgBusinessmen Are Moral #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #egoism #altruismAyn Rand Institute2024-10-17 | Ayn Rand explains the virtues of businessmen. Learn more about Ayn Rand and her philosophy: aynrand.org/discover
Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgWhat Is the Solution to the Crisis at the Border? | Yaron AnswersAyn Rand Institute2024-10-16 | Yaron Brook tackles questions on contemporary controversies and current events in this Q&A series.
Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgAyn Rand Explains the Nature of Altruism #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #egoism #altruismAyn Rand Institute2024-10-15 | Ayn Rand explains the nature of altruism. Learn more about Ayn Rand and her philosophy: aynrand.org/discover
Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgAmericas History of Immigration Restrictions | Agustina Vergara CidAyn Rand Institute2024-10-14 | Immigration is one of the most contentious topics on today's political landscape. But that has always been true throughout America history. Why have immigration restrictions taken hold in America since the 19th century? What ideas animate immigration restrictionists, and what explains their success in restricting immigration in the U.S.?
In this talk, Ms. Agustina Vergara Cid takes you through the history of the immigration debate in the U.S., uncovers the philosophy behind restrictionists, and points to a solution to bring about more freedom in the U.S.
Recorded live on June 16th in Anaheim, CA as part of OCON 2024
Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgDoesnt DEI Ensure Fairness and Spur Innovation? | Yaron AnswersAyn Rand Institute2024-10-13 | Yaron Brook tackles questions on contemporary controversies and current events in this Q&A series.
Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgOnkar Ghate on October 7th and Moral SanctionAyn Rand Institute2024-10-12 | In this excerpt from his OCON 2024 talk, Onkar Ghate analyzes the October 7th attacks and their aftermath using Ayn Rand's view that evil is empowered by the moral sanction of the good. This view has informed ARI's distinctive analysis of Israel and American campuses.
See Ghate and Elan Journo analyze the way American campuses have morally sanction anti-Israel protesters in this New Ideal Live podcast on November 11, 2023: youtube.com/watch?v=trV6Q3fp7cE
See a highlight reel of ARI's extensive philosophical analysis of the October 7th attacks here: youtu.be/n_Xg6yL1QB4
Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgDo free markets really create monopolies? #aynrand #objectivism #ethics #morality #altruism #egoismAyn Rand Institute2024-10-12 | Ayn Rand explains how, under capitalism, monopolies are impossible. Learn more about Ayn Rand and her philosophy: aynrand.org/discover
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgWhy Trust Science? by Naomi Oreskes | ARI BookshelfAyn Rand Institute2024-10-11 | The new ARI Bookshelf podcast series gives you a window into ARI’s educational programs by showcasing faculty discussions of books of recent interest.
This episode features Naomi Oreskes’s book Why Trust Science? Panelists included Ben Bayer, Jason Rheins, Mike Mazza, and Daniel Schwartz. Why Trust Science? asks when and why non-experts can trust science. It argues that it is the social character of science that makes it trustworthy. Our panelists judge whether the arguments Oreskes gives are convincing and examine her views about the value of consensus and diversity in scientists’ beliefs and values. They also discuss the philosophy of science more generally and consider how laypeople should evaluate climate science and anti-vaccine claims.
The discussion covered: A synopsis of the book; [3:47] Why we should question the book’s assumptions in the philosophy of science; [11:29] How lay people should evaluate scientific claims; [26:41] The role of values in science and policy; [42:23] Oreskes’s claims about the value of diversity in science; [54:35] The importance, in some cases, of interdisciplinary consensus; [1:09:12] Talking to people who don’t trust science; [1:18:10] Panelists’ general takes on the book. [1:28:51]
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgWho are you, Ayn Rand? #aynrand #objectivism #ethics #morality #altruism #egoismAyn Rand Institute2024-10-10 | Who is Ayn Rand? Learn more about Ayn Rand and her philosophy: aynrand.org/discover
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgEgoism Without Permission – It Begins with Desire | Tara SmithAyn Rand Institute2024-10-09 | Many people who support rational egoism nonetheless struggle to fully live it due to subconscious premises and psychological baggage left over from years led by antithetical moral codes. This lecture previews Dr. Tara Smith’s book on the subject, Egoism Without Permission: The Moral Psychology of Ayn Rand’s Ethics. After offering an overview of the project, Dr. Smith drills down on a critical but often misunderstood element of healthy happiness: desire. We will see how, while reason is man’s means of survival, desire is man’s reason for surviving.
Recorded live on June 17th in Anaheim, CA as part of OCON 2024
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgShould Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated? | Yaron AnswersAyn Rand Institute2024-10-08 | Yaron Brook tackles questions on contemporary controversies and current events in this Q&A series.
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgAyn Rand has no faith in anything #aynrand #objectivism #ethics #morality #altruism #egoismAyn Rand Institute2024-10-08 | Ayn Rand has no faith at all, she only holds convictions. Learn more about Ayn Rand and her philosophy: aynrand.org/discover
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgA Year after October 7: What the Conflict Is Actually AboutAyn Rand Institute2024-10-07 | In this episode of New Ideal, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss Western misconceptions around October 7 and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Among the topics covered: ● Why the war is really between Israel and Iran; ● How pragmatism effects the West’s inability to understand Iran; ● How Palestinian grievances help pragmatists evade Iran’s ideology; ● Why most Palestinian grievances are deliberately made up; ● How October 7 demonstrates the power of philosophy.
The podcast was recorded on October 4, 2024 and posted on October 7, 2024
0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:40 The war is between Israel and Iran 0:08:14 Pragmatism and the West’s inability to understand Iran 0:19:52 Palestinian grievances helping pragmatists evade Iran’s ideology 0:30:49 Most Palestinian grievances as made up 0:36:45 How October 7 demonstrates the power of philosophy
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgShould defenders of freedom support Israel or Hamas? | Yaron AnswersAyn Rand Institute2024-10-06 | Yaron Brook tackles questions on contemporary controversies and current events in this Q&A series.
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgThere are no voices for freedom in America today #aynrand #objectivism #ethics #morality #egoismAyn Rand Institute2024-10-05 | There are no voices to offer economic freedom and individualism in America today. Learn more about Ayn Rand and her philosophy: aynrand.org/discover
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgAffirmative Action Is Unjust: Ayn Rand ExplainsAyn Rand Institute2024-10-04 | LEARN MORE ABOUT AYN RAND’S VIEWS ON RACISM by reading her essay, “Racism.”
This was Ayn Rand’s answer to a question on the then-upcoming landmark Supreme Court decision, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, which upheld affirmative action. Rand was asked the question following her 1978 lecture on the state of American culture.
Question: What do you think of the upcoming Regents of the University of California v. Bakke Supreme Court affirmative action case?
TIMESTAMPS (00:00) - Intro (00:03) - What do you think of the upcoming Regents of the University of California v. Bakke Supreme Court affirmative action case?
Ayn Rand, “Cultural Update,” Ford Hall Forum, 1978.
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgAyn Rand: Do you predict dictatorship? #aynrand #objectivism #ethics #morality #altruism #egoismusAyn Rand Institute2024-10-03 | Ayn Rand answers if she predicts dictatorship in the United States. Learn more about Ayn Rand and her philosophy: aynrand.org/discover
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgAfter Iranian Missile Attack, Will Israel’s Response Be Enough?Ayn Rand Institute2024-10-03 | On October 1, Iran fired more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel. Will its promised military response be enough — or a replay of the unlearned lessons of the past? Elan Journo, author of What Justice Demands: America and the Israeli Palestinian Conflict, offers a brief commentary on this developing situation.
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgSpace: The New Commercial FrontierAyn Rand Institute2024-10-02 | In this episode of New Ideal, Mike Mazza and Tristan de Liège discuss the private space industry and Ayn Rand's philosophical thoughts on the subject.
Among the topics covered: • How state monopolization forestalled the development of the private space industry; • Why Rand saw the Apollo 11 mission as a philosophical, not a political achievement; • How pull peddling threatens space entrepreneurship; • How the goal of making a profit enables progress in the private space industry; • What's wrong with the objection that private business will corrupt science; • How space exploration benefits us.
The podcast was released on October 2, 2024. Watch archived podcasts here.
0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:04 State monopolization forestalling progress 0:15:44 Apollo 11 as a philosophical achievement 0:28:44 Pull peddling threatening space entrepreneurship 0:33:13 Making a profit as enabling progress 0:44:01 The wrong objection that business will corrupt science 0:50:53 How does space exploration benefit us
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgIs Cryptocurrency a Viable Alternative to Fiat Currency? | Yaron AnswersAyn Rand Institute2024-10-01 | Yaron Brook tackles questions on contemporary controversies and current events in this Q&A series.
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgBehind the Scenes: Ayn Rand’s West Point Lecture (1974–2024) | Shoshana MilgramAyn Rand Institute2024-09-30 | Fifty years ago, Ayn Rand journeyed to West Point to speak to a new senior-level course offered by the Department of English. She told the cadets—and the world—who needed philosophy, and why. Now, from Shoshana Milgram, you can learn from archival documents and new interviews why and when she was invited, which readings the course contained, how she prepared, and what about her lecture astonished her hosts.
Recorded live on June 14th in Anaheim, CA as part of OCON 2024
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgWhy Do People Still Believe in Socialism? | Yaron AnswersAyn Rand Institute2024-09-29 | Yaron Brook tackles questions on contemporary controversies and current events in this Q&A series.
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgAyn Rand explains the myth of the “robber barons” #aynrand #objectivism #ethics #moralityAyn Rand Institute2024-09-28 | Ayn Rand explains the myth of the “robber barons.” Learn more about Ayn Rand and her philosophy: aynrand.org/discover
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgShould Businesses Sell to Governments? Ayn Rand AnswersAyn Rand Institute2024-09-26 | LEARN MORE ABOUT AYN RAND’S VIEW OF THE MORALITY OF receiving government money from her essay, “The Question of Scholarships.”
This is Ayn Rand’s answer to a question asked following her 1978 lecture on the state of American culture.
Question: Is it moral for a businessman to sell goods to our government or to foreign governments when the source of the funds is expropriated?
TIMESTAMPS (00:00) - Intro (00:03) - Is it moral for a businessman to sell goods to our government or to foreign governments when the source of the funds is expropriated?
Ayn Rand, “Cultural Update,” Ford Hall Forum, 1978.
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgThe Separation of State and Economics #aynrand #objectivism #ethics #morality #altruism #egoismAyn Rand Institute2024-09-26 | Ayn Rand believes in the complete separation of state and economics. Learn more about Ayn Rand and her philosophy: aynrand.org/discover
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgThe Vicious Antitrust Case Against GoogleAyn Rand Institute2024-09-25 | In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Robertas Bakula discuss the recent antitrust case against Google and what it reveals about the nature of antitrust law.
Among the topics covered: ● Why Ayn Rand regarded antitrust law as immoral and un-American; ● What evidence the DOJ’s antitrust case against Google is based on; ● How antitrust law is non-objective in theory and in practice; ● Why the DOJ’s antitrust case against Google is non-objective and unjust; ● How antitrust law criminalizes businesses for being successful as such; ● How the DOJ’s antitrust case equivocates political and economic power; ● Why we need to fight for the moral right of businesses to be successful.
0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:04 Antitrust law as immoral and un-American 0:07:09 Evidence against Google 0:12:17 Antitrust law as non-objective 0:27:30 The non-objective and unjust nature of the case against Google 0:35:06 Businesses criminalized for being successful as such 0:51:11 DOJ’s antitrust case equivocating political and economic power 0:59:34 The moral right of businesses to be successful
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgDemocracy vs. Individual Rights #aynrand #objectivism #ethics #morality #altruism #egoismAyn Rand Institute2024-09-24 | No majority has the right to vote a man’s life away. Learn more about Ayn Rand and her philosophy: aynrand.org/discover
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgKarl Poppers Rejection of Induction | Mike MazzaAyn Rand Institute2024-09-23 | How does science work, and how does it differ from religion or pseudo-science? According to Karl Popper’s “falsificationism,” science, unlike religion and pseudo-science, doesn’t claim certainty; it aims only to disprove its hypotheses, and this is the source of its rationality. Popper proposed his theory as an alternative to the view that science distinguishes itself by proving its conclusions inductively. In this lecture, Mike Mazza discuss the reasons behind Popper’s anti-inductivism and falsificationism and how they undercut the rationality of science.
Recorded live on June 16th in Anaheim, CA as part of OCON 2024
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgIs Jordan Peterson right that sacrifice is necessary for living a meaningful life? | Yaron AnswersAyn Rand Institute2024-09-22 | Yaron Brook tackles questions on contemporary controversies and current events in this Q&A series.
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgAyn Rand Predicts America’s Future #aynrand #objectivism #ethics #morality #altruism #egoismAyn Rand Institute2024-09-21 | Ayn Rand predicts America’s future. Learn more about Ayn Rand and her philosophy: aynrand.org/discover
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgTrump and Harris on ImmigrationAyn Rand Institute2024-09-20 | In this episode of New Ideal Live, Agustina Vergara Cid and Ben Bayer analyze the anti-American immigration platforms of both the Trump and Harris campaigns.
Among the topics covered: ● The tribal and arbitrary nature of Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric; ● Why Republicans rely on fear-mongering to push their anti-immigration agenda; ● Harris’s shameful evasion of the immigration topic and the racism of her opponents; ● How both Democrats and Republicans share a collectivistic view of immigrants; ● The role of altruism in shaping the anti-American approach to immigration.
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgThe Unspeakable Evil of Altruism: Ayn Rand ExplainsAyn Rand Institute2024-09-19 | TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AYN RAND’S VIEW OF ALTRUISM, listen to her interview, “The Psychology of Altruism.”
This was Ayn Rand’s answer to a question asked following a lecture on the 1972 presidential election.
Question: Do you regard altruism as impossible or as undesirable?
TIMESTAMPS (00:00) - Intro (00:03) - Do you regard altruism as impossible or as undesirable?
Ayn Rand, “A Nation’s Unity,” Ford Hall Forum, 1972.
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgWhat Is the Currency of Love? #aynrand #objectivism #love #relationshipsAyn Rand Institute2024-09-19 | In love, the currency is virtue. Learn more about Ayn Rand and her philosophy: aynrand.org/discover
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgHow to Defend Free SpeechAyn Rand Institute2024-09-18 | In this episode of New Ideal, Agustina Vergara Cid interviews Gregory Salmieri about his essay “Free Speech as a Right and a Way of Life.” Among the topics covered: ● What free speech is and why a defense of it is needed; ● How to respond to acts of de-platforming and cancellation; ● Why the right to free speech is absolute; ● How public education violates free speech; ● Non-governmental violations of free speech; ● The difference between thought and action; ● When protests and civil disobedience are justified; ● How to promote a culture of free speech. Mentioned in this podcast are Gregory Salmieri’s essay “Free Speech as a Right and a Way of Life” (newideal.aynrand.org/free-speech-as-a-right-and-a-way-of-life-part-1) and Tara Smith’s book The First Amendment: Essays on the Imperative of Intellectual Freedom (amazon.com/First-Amendment-Imperative-Intellectual-Freedom/dp/B0D5H9FVDW).
0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:47 What is free speech and why defend it 0:09:03 Responding to de-platforming and cancellation 0:20:20 The right to free speech as absolute 0:29:11 Public education violates free speech 0:37:19 Non-governmental violations of free speech 0:44:15 The thought-action distinction 0:54:33 When are protests and disobedience justified 1:01:09 Promoting a culture of free speech
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgWhat’s Wrong with Loving Your Fellow Man? #aynrand #objectivism #ethics #morality #altruism #egoismAyn Rand Institute2024-09-17 | What’s wrong with loving your fellow man? Learn more about Ayn Rand and her philosophy: aynrand.org/discover
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgCashing In on ObjectivismAyn Rand Institute2024-09-16 | Philosophy is for living. But how do you get the most value out of your philosophy? This is a question the panelists have been exploring from a variety of perspectives, ranging from psychology to moral philosophy to personal development. The panel, featuring Gena Gorlin, Tara Smith, Tal Tsfany, and Don Watkins, will share their thoughts on how to leverage Objectivism for success and happiness, addressing questions such as “What are common struggles people face in trying to live by Objectivism?” and “What are underappreciated aspects of Ayn Rand’s philosophy that can empower people to enjoy life more?”
Recorded live on June 15th in Anaheim, CA as part of OCON 2024
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgWhy Read Rand? | Yaron AnswersAyn Rand Institute2024-09-15 | Yaron Brook tackles questions on contemporary controversies and current events in this Q&A series.
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgWho Is a Communist?Ayn Rand Institute2024-09-14 | In this episode of New Ideal, Onkar Ghate and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the question of whether Kamala Harris is a communist, and if not, what the real problem with her views is.
Among the topics covered: ● The essence of the Marxist ideology; ● Why Harris is not a communist; ● How the “communist” label helps New Right tribalists hide their own anti-Americanism; ● The importance of using concepts precisely; ● How mislabeling someone as “communist” whitewashes real communism.
The podcast was recorded on September 9, 2024 and released on September 14.
0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:10 Marxist ideology 0:09:22 Why Harris is not a communist 0:12:25 New Right hiding their anti-Americanism 0:20:41 The importance of using concepts precisely 0:26:40 Misusing “communism” whitewashes real communism
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgContrarians of the New Right | Written by Nikos SotirakopoulosAyn Rand Institute2024-09-14 | The new Right’s absurd positions cannot be explained by their adherence to any coherent ideology, but only by their tribal view of the world.
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgAyn Rand Rejects Self-Sacrifice #aynrand #objectivism #ethics #morality #altruism #egoismAyn Rand Institute2024-09-14 | Ayn Rand explains why self-sacrifice is wrong. Learn more about Ayn Rand and her philosophy: aynrand.org/discover
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgHas Capitalism Left Us Purposeless? Ayn Rand AnswersAyn Rand Institute2024-09-13 | READ AYN RAND’S BOOK CAPITALISM: THE UNKNOWN IDEAL to learn more about her radical defense of capitalism.
This was Ayn Rand’s answer to a question asked during a radio discussion of 19th-century capitalism.
Question: What do you make of the charge that although capitalism has led to great material prosperity, it has left men as purposeless “mass men,” concerned only with financial loyalties and self-aggrandizement?
TIMESTAMPS (00:00) - Intro (00:03) - What do you make of the charge that although capitalism has led to great material prosperity, it has left men as purposeless “mass men,” concerned only with financial loyalties and self-aggrandizement?
Ayn Rand, “19th-Century Capitalism,” Columbia University, WKCR, 1964.
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgAyn Rand Challenges the Moral Code of Altruism #aynrand #objectivism #ethics #morality #altruismAyn Rand Institute2024-09-12 | Ayn Rand’s challenges the moral code of altruism. Learn more about Ayn Rand and her philosophy: aynrand.org/discover
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgHow America’s 9/11 Response Enabled October 7Ayn Rand Institute2024-09-11 | In this episode of New Ideal, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss how the failure of American post-9/11 policy led to the October 7 attacks.
Among the topics covered: • How the failed American response to 9/11 paved the way for October 7; • How religion and altruism undermined the response to Islamic totalitarianism; • How the West lies to itself about the nature of Hamas; • Why there are no voices articulating a positive strategy for the Middle East; • The need to rethink the philosophic principles guiding American foreign policy.
0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:53 Response to 9/11 paving the way for October 7 0:07:50 Response to Islamic totalitarianism undermined 0:22:07 The West lying to itself about Hamas’s nature 0:30:18 No voices articulating a positive strategy for the Mid-East 0:39:40 Rethinking the philosophic principles guiding American foreign policy
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgFreely Determined by Kennon M. Sheldon | ARI BookshelfAyn Rand Institute2024-09-10 | A new ARI podcast series, ARI Bookshelf, gives you a window into ARI’s educational programs by showcasing our faculty as they discuss books of recent interest. This episode discusses Kennon M. Sheldon’s book Freely Determined. Panelists include Ben Bayer, Jason Rheins, Greg Salmieri, and Gena Gorlin. Freely Determined offers a psychologist’s case against popular forms of determinism and argues that mental health depends on a belief in one’s agency. Our panelists examine Sheldon’s arguments and positions from a wider philosophical perspective and indicate its strengths and weaknesses. They find value in his answers to scientific arguments for determinism but question his account of motivation. They also discuss the value of psychological research and the relationship between philosophy and the sciences. The discussion covered: ● Panelists’ general take on the book; ● The history of arguments for and against free will; ● How mental health may depend on a belief in one’s agency; ● The book’s distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation; ● The book’s vague conceptualization of the self; ● Why progress in psychology is messy.
The video was released on September 10, 2024.
0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:30 General takes on the book 0:19:44 The history of arguments for and against free will 0:28:22 Mental health and belief in one’s agency 0:46:19 Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation 1:03:41 The book’s vague conceptualization of the self 1:15:34 Messy progress in psychology
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgAyn Rand Explains the Objectivist Morality #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #selfinterest #egoismAyn Rand Institute2024-09-10 | Ayn Rand’s explains the Objectivist morality in less than a minute. Learn more about Ayn Rand and her philosophy: aynrand.org/discover
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 Join an upcoming virtual or in-person event: ari.aynrand.org/events Visit ARI’s website for more about our content and programs: ari.aynrand.orgWar, Politics, Ideas: A Panel on Foreign PolicyAyn Rand Institute2024-09-09 | What is at stake in the Russia/Ukraine and the Israel/Hamas conflicts? What are America’s interests in the chaotic Middle East? How do we evaluate China’s global ambitions and its claims on Taiwan? What’s the impact of foreign policy on the 2024 campaign trail? How does Objectivism help us unpack these and related issues? Panel discussion featuring Yaron Brook, Peter Schwartz, and Scott McDonald, moderated by Elan Journo, with extensive audience Q&A.
Recorded live on June 16th in Anaheim, CA as part of OCON 2024
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