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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.

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How was Ayn Rand able to depict so convincingly the inner life of evil people such as Jim Taggart? How was she able to understand the mental state of the chronically out of focus and evasive?
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Date: January 10th, 2011
Duration: 06:41
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My last name is rather unique. Is it rational to worry about it being last to history if I marry and take my husband’s name?
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Date: January 10th, 2011
Duration: 02:31
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Why did Ayn Rand call Objectivism “a philosophy for living on earth” and not “the philosophy for living on earth”?
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Date: January 6th, 2011
Duration: 00:56
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Who in your opinion was the greatest philosopher in the history of philosophy?
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Date: January 6th, 2011
Duration: 01:31
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When Dagny and John Galt stop at Francisco’s house in the Valley while Francisco was away, why is the door locked? Wouldn’t locks be unnecessary among men who took Galt’s oath as a precondition of living in the Valley?
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Date: January 6th, 2011
Duration: 02:06
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The marketing of my podcasts, including the new website, is financed by Carl Barney, Chairman and CEO of several institutions of higher learning, including Independence University. Thank you, Carl, for your generous support.

~ Leonard Peikoff