An intro to Ayn Rand’s Philosophy with professor Tara Smith

On today’s episode John Papola has a long, philosophical conversation with Tara Smith, PhD. Professor Smith is a moral philosopher and philosophy professor at the University of Texas. She also holds the BB&T Chair for the Study of Objectivism. John and Tara dig into Objectivist philosophy, the belief system created by author and philosopher Ayn Rand. They discuss some of the pillars of the philosophy, human nature, and the complicated relationship between objectivism and religion. More from our guest: Curriculum Vitae University of Texas Bio Ayn Rand Institute Scholar Bio Amazon Author Page References from this episode: The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand The Virtue of Selfishness by Ayn Rand Equal is Unfair by Yaron Brook & Don Watkins Ayn Rand’s Normative Ethics by Tara Smith The Pursuit (film)