Episode 101 - Objectivist ethics and Randian views - a podcast by Wes Bertrand
from 2010-01-28T10:33
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
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
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