The Peikoff Podcasts
Dr. Peikoff applies Ayn Rand's revolutionary philosophy to real-world questions.
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1 . Is religion more dangerous in America than socialism or collectivism?
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2 . I disagree with Ayn Rand on architecture as an art form and on the nature of femininity and masculinity, but I accept objective reality, reason, self-interest, and capitalism. Am I still an Objectivist?
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3 . This episode of The Leonard Peikoff Show, recorded March 21, 1996, challenges the audience to identify the philosophic principle that several different examples have in common.
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4 . In past decades you seemed to believe that getting Objectivist philosophy into colleges was the top priority. But In your DIM course you seem to be suggesting that the most important thing is to develop a wide variety of Objectivist products in other cultural areas, such as literature, physics and education. Is this a dramatic shift in your thinking?
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5 . In her early writing years, how did Ayn Rand manage having a job unrelated to her career to support herself, while still pursuing her writing?
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1 . I was bullied severely in school. It was many years ago, but I’m still deeply disturbed. Is it the bully’s fault for traumatizing me for this long–or is it my fault for still being irrationally bothered by such long past events that I know will never happen again?
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2 . Peikoff reads a document titled, “No rational intellectual should ever have children” and identifies the invalid method of thought it exemplifies.
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3 . The great chess player, Bobby Fischer, was offered a million dollars to do a TV commercial stating that he used X shampoo. He replied that he couldn’t do it because he didn’t use this brand of shampoo. What would you do?
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4 . What is the significance of actors or even everyday people who cannot stand to watch themselves on film? Is this normal or a sign of something unhealthy?
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5 . What is the difference between an egoist and a braggart? Are all braggarts, egoists?
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About Leonard Peikoff
At the age of 17, Leonard Peikoff was invited to the home of Ayn Rand, the
novelist and Objectivist philosopher. Thus began a friendship that lasted
until her death in 1982. Today, Dr. Peikoff is Rand's legal and intellectual
heir - and the world's foremost authority on Objectivism.
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An author for our times
Renowned philosopher, Dr. Peikoff is the author of Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand and The Ominous Parallels: The End of Freedom in America. He has edited numerous Ayn Rand anthologies and is currently writing a new book, The DIM Hypothesis, which deals with the role of epistemology in cultural and practical affairs.
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