Episode 101 - Objectivist ethics and Randian views

WHY AYN RAND? SOME ALTERNATE ANSWERS by MICHAEL HUEMER

http://www.cato-unbound.org/2010/01/22/michael-huemer/why-ayn-rand-some-alternate-answers/

 

Human beings should be rationally self-interested

Modern politics stems from denial of self-ownership, among other things

What we have is a world of deficient self-esteem

Egoism doesn't demand that others sacrifice for one's own sake

http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/selfishness.html

http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/virtue.html

Objectivist ethics is a reality-based ethics

 

WHY AYN RAND? ANSWERS AND SOME QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION by DOUGLAS B. RASMUSSEN

http://www.cato-unbound.org/2010/01/18/douglas-b-rasmussen/why-ayn-rand-answers-and-some-questions-for-discussion/

 

THE WINNOWING OF AYN RAND by RODERICK LONG

http://www.cato-unbound.org/2010/01/20/roderick-long/the-winnowing-of-ayn-rand/

 

Rational Ethics: Rational Oughts vs. Deontology by XOmniverse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKM27XazuQc

A Basic Introduction to Rational Ethics by Shawn Huckabay

http://completeliberty.ning.com/forum/topics/a-basic-introduction-to

Rational Ethics: Introduction, Part 1 by XOmniverse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTXMwFG1jPQ

 

The key is to live in the present moment, appreciating that you are alive!

Your happiness is the ultimate defiance of death

Since life is the standard of value, an indefinite lifespan is a profound goal

When people don't rid their lives of self-sacrifice, our culture suffers greatly

 

The Nature Of The Matrix: Red and blue pills (psychology meetup discussion)

http://www.meetup.com/The-San-Diego-Psychology-Meetup-Group/calendar/12375612/

http://media.libsyn.com/media/hmfb/psychmeetupMATRIX.mp3

 

bumper music "Born To Be Alive" by Disco Kings

http://store.ultrarecords.com/138

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