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The Peikoff Podcasts

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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.

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Is there is a good Ayn Rand biography?
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Date: May 5th, 2011
Duration: 01:24
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As a restaurant manager I often, out of self-interest, give employees praise when they do a good job. However, some young employees take my praise as a license to slack off work. How can I avoid this?
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Date: May 2nd, 2011
Duration: 02:09
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Did Ayn Rand express a desire for Objectivism to advance after her death?
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Date: May 2nd, 2011
Duration: 02:41
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Is it immoral to profit from promoting mysticism?
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Date: May 2nd, 2011
Duration: 02:38
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You have stated that the principle “Reason is man’s basic means of survival” could only be discovered after the Industrial Revolution. So was the discovery of the Objectivist ethics also possible only after that Revolution?
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Date: May 2nd, 2011
Duration: 02:21
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