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Ayn Rand: A Philosophical Life

Ayn Rand: A Philosophical Life

FromNew Ideal, from the Ayn Rand Institute


Ayn Rand: A Philosophical Life

FromNew Ideal, from the Ayn Rand Institute

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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Feb 5, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer interviews Harry Binswanger about Ayn Rand’s philosophical approach to life and the invaluable lessons we can learn from the way she lived.



Among the topics covered:




How Rand integrated philosophy into her life;



How Rand used philosophy to understand herself and others;



What it was like to work with Rand on philosophical projects;



How philosophy empowered Rand to continue learning throughout her life;



What surprising conclusions Rand came to through her philosophy;



How Rand helped Binswanger develop as a philosopher.




Mentioned in this episode are "100 Voices: An Oral History of Ayn Rand" by Scott McConnell and "Ayn Rand's Philosophic Achievement (Part 1)" by Harry Binswanger.



This episode was recorded on February 2, 2024. Listen to the discussion below. Listen and subscribe from your mobile device on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. Watch archived podcasts here.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWiQXkI0Nwc




Podcast audio:
Released:
Feb 5, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The New Ideal Podcast features a curated selection of content from the pages of New Ideal, the journal of the Ayn Rand Institute. At New Ideal, we explore pressing cultural issues from the perspective of Rand’s philosophy: Objectivism, which upholds the ideals of reason, individualism and Capitalism.