#138 – Yaron Brook: Ayn Rand and the Philosophy of Objectivism
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(06:28) – Principles of a life well lived<br />
(14:35) – Free will<br />
(20:50) – Nature of reality<br />
(29:28) – Ayn Rand<br />
(1:01:11) – Objectivism<br />
(1:26:29) – Godel Incompleteness Theorem<br />
(1:31:36) – Capitalism<br />
(2:01:22) – Virtue of selfishness<br />
(2:11:27) – Win-win<br />
(2:17:31) – Anarchy<br />
(2:36:24) – Tribalism and division<br />
(2:40:42) – Objectivism and Jordan Peterson on personal responsibility</p>