Reason and Selfishness (MP3 download) Psychology

Reason and Selfishness (MP3 download) PsychologyBy Darryl Wright Ayn Rand not only defended rational selfishness and rejected the ethics of sacrifice; she held a revolutionary view of the essential nature of selfishness. "The most selfish of all things," she wrote, "is the independent mind that recognizes no authority higher than its own and no value higher than its judgment if truth." This lecture explores the relationship between reason and selfishness in her ethics. It shows that reason does not

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Rand responds extemporaneously to such questions as:

Affirmative action

Physical attractiveness in real people and fictional characters

the significance of ego and freedom

using individual rights as a case study

Peikoff also discusses America’s ongoing trade war with Japan

"The most selfish of all things

has left conservatism “futile

but should teach students to become "moral thinkers

Peikoff helps you integrate her philosophy into your own knowledge

Why people today view answers to crucial problems as necessary but beyond reach