Episode 101 - Objectivist ethics and Randian views

WHY AYN RAND? SOME ALTERNATE ANSWERS by MICHAEL HUEMER http://www.cato-unbound.org/2010/01/22/michael-huemer/why-ayn-rand-some-alternate-answers/   Human beings should be rationally self-interested Modern politics stems from denial of self-ownership, among other things What we have is a world of deficient self-esteem Egoism doesn't demand that others sacrifice for one's own sake http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/selfishness.html http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/virtue.html Objectivist ethics is a reality-based ethics   WHY AYN RAND? ANSWERS AND SOME QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION by DOUGLAS B. RASMUSSEN http://www.cato-unbound.org/2010/01/18/douglas-b-rasmussen/why-ayn-rand-answers-and-some-questions-for-discussion/   THE WINNOWING OF AYN RAND by RODERICK LONG http://www.cato-unbound.org/2010/01/20/roderick-long/the-winnowing-of-ayn-rand/   Rational Ethics: Rational Oughts vs. Deontology by XOmniverse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKM27XazuQc A Basic Introduction to Rational Ethics by Shawn Huckabay http://completeliberty.ning.com/forum/topics/a-basic-introduction-to Rational Ethics: Introduction, Part 1 by XOmniverse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTXMwFG1jPQ   The key is to live in the present moment, appreciating that you are alive! Your happiness is the ultimate defiance of death Since life is the standard of value, an indefinite lifespan is a profound goal When people don't rid their lives of self-sacrifice, our culture suffers greatly   The Nature Of The Matrix: Red and blue pills (psychology meetup discussion) http://www.meetup.com/The-San-Diego-Psychology-Meetup-Group/calendar/12375612/ http://media.libsyn.com/media/hmfb/psychmeetupMATRIX.mp3   bumper music "Born To Be Alive" by Disco Kings http://store.ultrarecords.com/138 to comment, please go to http://completeliberty.com/magazine/category/91697