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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.

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Is it better for someone to integrate their ideas by an incorrect philosophy or merely hold a disparate assortment of ideas?
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Date: August 12th, 2010
Duration: 01:11
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What is the thinking error in the following: “Good is completely intolerant of evil. Evil requires only the slightest compromise of principles to take over. It follows, therefore, that if we had a perfect civilization but the slightest lapse of mental focus took place, that lapse would threaten the whole civilization.”
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Date: August 12th, 2010
Duration: 03:23
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What does it mean to know a person? What does it mean to know yourself? Does my knowledge of another person have a different epistemological status than of non-human?
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Date: August 12th, 2010
Duration: 03:02
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If I had a time machine and went back before Kant and before the Critique to show him what his philosophy led to, and as a result he changed his mind and quit writing, would he still be considered evil?
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Date: August 9th, 2010
Duration: 01:03
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Did Ayn Rand listen to music when she wrote?
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Date: August 9th, 2010
Duration: 00:55
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