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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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Would it be inconsistent in one’s philosophy to engage in video games that put one into a different world or reality?
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Date: August 30th, 2010
Duration: 02:33
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Love and art are both an expression of a man’s sense of life, which suggests that love and art can serve similar purposes. Can art be a semi-substitute for sex?
23 votes, average: 4.91 out of 523 votes, average: 4.91 out of 523 votes, average: 4.91 out of 523 votes, average: 4.91 out of 523 votes, average: 4.91 out of 5 (23 votes, average: 4.91 out of 5, rated)
Date: August 30th, 2010
Duration: 06:36
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Is there a person like Ellsworth Toohey, from The Fountainhead, out there in the real world?
11 votes, average: 5.00 out of 511 votes, average: 5.00 out of 511 votes, average: 5.00 out of 511 votes, average: 5.00 out of 511 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5 (11 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5, rated)
Date: August 30th, 2010
Duration: 01:34
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I would feel better in having total disconnect from my parents because interacting with them brings a drastically different sense of life in to my mind and changes the way I feel about life the rest of the time. Is this a normal and reasonable response?
6 votes, average: 4.83 out of 56 votes, average: 4.83 out of 56 votes, average: 4.83 out of 56 votes, average: 4.83 out of 56 votes, average: 4.83 out of 5 (6 votes, average: 4.83 out of 5, rated)
Date: August 30th, 2010
Duration: 03:16
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Is it moral for an Objectivist to be a member of a union?
10 votes, average: 5.00 out of 510 votes, average: 5.00 out of 510 votes, average: 5.00 out of 510 votes, average: 5.00 out of 510 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5 (10 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5, rated)
Date: August 26th, 2010
Duration: 01:32
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