In this episode of New Ideal Live, Dan Schwartz and Ziemowit Gowin answer reader-submitted questions about Ayn Rand’s Objectivist ethics.
Among the topics covered:
What are Ayn Rand’s thoughts on ambition in career?
How does Rand’s virtue of rationality differ from Aristotle’s virtue of practical wisdom?
Why did Rand name seven virtues, and could there be more?
Why choose to live, and is this a moral choice?
Should I risk my dream job to save a life?
Mentioned in this podcast and relevant to the discussion are “The Objectivist Ethics,” “Tax Credits for Education,” “The Ethics of Emergencies,” and “Causality Versus Duty” by Ayn Rand; Ayn Rand’s Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist by Tara Smith; Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand by Leonard Peikoff; and “Q&A on the Best Objections to Objectivism,” a previous episode of New Ideal Live.
This episode was recorded on September 11, 2023. Listen and subscribe from your mobile device on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Watch archived podcasts here.
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