In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer, Mike Mazza and Agustina Vergara Cid address questions about Objectivism submitted by the podcast’s audience.
Among the topics covered:
How did Rand handle the problem of long- versus short-term happiness in her own life? Did she enjoy leisure activities?
The recreational activities that gave Rand joy;
Is objectivity possible?
The possibility of objectivity understood as the use of a logical method;
In what form does a potential exist, and how does it relate to an actuality?
Why every potentiality is a type of actuality;
What does the “folly of altruism” achieve?
Understanding Ayn Rand’s use of “don’t bother to examine a folly — ask yourself only what it accomplishes”;
Mentioned in the discussion are the Ayn Rand Lexicon entries on “Happiness” and “Objectivity,” the books 100 Voices: An Oral History of Ayn Rand and Facets of Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff’s book Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, and Rand’s own Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology.
This episode was recorded on February 9, 2022. Listen and subscribe from your mobile device on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Watch archived podcasts here.
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