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Objectivism Q&A: Aaron Smith, Mike Mazza (April 2022)
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Objectivism Q&A: Aaron Smith, Mike Mazza (April 2022)

ARI philosophers answer questions about the "Ship of Theseus," Peter Keating in The Fountainhead, the morality of selling harmful products, and government licensing and regulation.

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Aaron Smith, Mike Mazza and Sam Weaver address questions on Objectivism submitted by the podcast's audience.

Among the topics covered:

  • Can Peter Keating change at the end of The Fountainhead?

  • Can you explain the "Ship of Theseus" thought experiment? How does it relate to the identity of a person over time?

  • Are some forms of wealth creation immoral?

  • Should government licensing and regulations exist?

Mentioned in this podcast are Ayn Rand's novel The Fountainhead, Leonard Peikoff's podcast answer about Keating, the book Why Businessmen Need Philosophy, edited by Debi Ghate and Richard Ralston, and the book Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal by Ayn Rand.

The podcast was recorded on April 27, 2022.

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