Archive for “Culture”


15 min. Leonard Peikoff Podcast #207

Topics in Leonard Peikoff’s latest podcast of philosophical Q&As include: sports; the most evil characters in Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead; and the emotional response to losing one’s job for unjust reasons.

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18 min. Didn’t You Know Ayn Rand Is Right?

Yaron Brook discusses the individualist basis of freedom, and the destructiveness of collectivism. This interview with the Financial Survival Network was recorded on February 24, 2012.

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30 min. The Psychology of Altruism

Ayn Rand discusses the fallacy of “psychological egoism”; altruism’s false choice between sadism and masochism; self-esteem and altruism; and the desire for the unearned.

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17 min. Leonard Peikoff Podcast #206

Leonard Peikoff’s latest podcast issues a correction on the topic of involuntary sex in relation to morality and to law.

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14 min. Leonard Peikoff Podcast #205

Topics in Leonard Peikoff’s latest podcast of philosophical Q&As include: the emotion of contempt; forgiveness; and the Golden Rule.

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14 min. Leonard Peikoff Podcast #204

Topics in Leonard Peikoff’s latest podcast of philosophical Q&As include: the importance of career and romance; video games; and the responsibility of voters for the behavior of politicians.

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28 min. Objective Law

Ayn Rand speaks on topics such as the meaning of objective law; why non-objective law lies at the base of tyranny; the implications of preventive law; rules of evidence; and whether capital punishment is justifiable.

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15 min. Leonard Peikoff Podcast #203

Topics in Leonard Peikoff’s latest podcast of philosophical Q&As include: whether one should feel guilty for accepting unearned benefits; procrastination; and difficulty in writing.

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25 min. The Nature of Rights

Ayn Rand speaks on topics such as metaphysics and rights; the meaning of human survival; capitalism and the handicapped; and whether government has rights.

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14 min. Leonard Peikoff Podcast #202

Topics in Leonard Peikoff’s latest podcast of philosophical Q&As include: a beloved career that doesn’t pay well; authors Dr. Peikoff enjoys reading; and who has initiated the use of force in the Occupy Wall Street movement.

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