Philosophy as Life Education | The Yaron Brook Series | Episode 3 (WiM167)

Yaron Brook joins me for a discussion on Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism where we discover how Reason has created progress, freedom, and the pursuit to a good life. This series will loosely follow Ayn Rand's written work "The Virtue of Selfishness."Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUESTYaron’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/yaronbrookYaron’s Show: https://yaronbrookshow.com/The Virtue of Selfishness: http://ikesharpless.pbworks.com/f/AynRand-TheVirtueofSelfishness.pdf PODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript: OUTLINE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:08 The Differences Between Intrinsic, Objective, and Subjective Values00:07:22 Objectivism and Similarities with Austrian Theory of Economics00:13:08 Distinguishing Humans as Conceptual From Perceptual00:17:13 Language and Time are Products of Conceptual Thinking00:22:10 Go Beyond Staying Alive to Living as Human Beings00:29:48 NYDIG00:30:56 Does Rand Accept Pursuing Self-Interest by Exploiting Another?00:35:44 Governments Should Have Limited Roles; Focus on Eliminating Violence00:41:14 How Do You Express Vigilance on Governments?00:44:19 The Free Market of Currency Without Centralized Intervention00:49:58 Good and Evil Exist Because Humans Have Reason and Can Ignore Reason00:57:50 Learning to Philosophize, Think, and Create01:05:20 Consider Philosophy: “Bitcoin Can’t Win Unless it Has the Right Ideas”01:12:40 “What is Money?” OutroSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSESWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/Join Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now: https://b.tc/conference/2023Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack