Archive for “Onkar Ghate”


8 min. Revolutionary Principles

Onkar Ghate on the ideas of America’s founders, and the influence of Hobbes, Rousseau, and Locke on the American system of government. (Pajamas TV interview; 8 min.)

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31 min. The Teachings of Ayn Rand

In this interview from the “Taking Back America” podcast, Onkar Ghate offers an overview of Ayn Rand’s philosophy, the importance of the self, and philosophical reasons for today’s erosion of freedom. (Podcast interview; 31 min.)

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5 min. Does Morality Require Religion?

Yaron Brook and Onkar Ghate explain why morality and the fulfillment of human needs are not dependent on religion. Excerpted from an ARC Lecture Series Q-&-A session.

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6 min. The Incompatibility of Reason and Faith

Onkar Ghate and Yaron Brook discuss the incompatibility of reason and faith. Excerpted from an ARC Lecture Series Q-&-A session.

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3 min. Reason and Faith in Western Civilization

Yaron Brook and Onkar Ghate discuss the roles of reason and faith in Western civilization.

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62 min. Atlas Shrugged—America’s Second Declaration of Independence

Recorded March 1, 2007—In 1776 Thomas Jefferson announced to the world America’s plans for independence. For the first time in history, there was to be a nation and a government dedicated to the individual’s rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But from inception, and from both within and without, the ideals of the new nation were under attack.

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99 min. Making a Virtue of Selfishness? A Debate about Ayn Rand’s Ethics

On March 2, 2009, Onkar Ghate participated in a debate about Ayn Rand’s ethics with Dr. Michael Huemer of the University of Colorado at Boulder. The debate was part of the University’s THINK series.

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