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Dr. Peikoff answers questions about Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism. His podcasts focus on human relationships, career, moral issues – not technical philosophy or practical politics.
The podcasts are available by single questions or as full episodes.
I am a university professor and I intended to fail (deservedly) a certain student. But I was then informed by my Dean that the student’s father is a big donor to the university and if I wanted to keep my job I must pass his son. I obeyed, because I value my income more than academic honesty. Was my decision immoral?
(12 votes, average: 4.42 out of 5, rated)
(12 votes, average: 4.42 out of 5, rated)
I no longer love my wife, who is an easily upset woman, and I want a divorce. But I don’t ask her for one because I’m afraid she’ll act to harm me or herself. So is it rational for me to seek another sexual relationship without letting her know?
(6 votes, average: 4.83 out of 5, rated)
(6 votes, average: 4.83 out of 5, rated)
Should the act of cutting off a man’s penis be a capital offense?
(5 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5, rated)
(5 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5, rated)
Who is more despicable, criminals who initiate acts of aggression or pacifists who condemn retaliatory violence?
(4 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5, rated)
(4 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5, rated)
You call the character of Iago an excellent literary presentation of the essence of a nihilist. Why Iago instead of James Taggart in Atlas Shrugged?
(6 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5, rated)
(6 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5, rated)