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The Role of Government During a Health Crisis with Onkar Ghate and Greg Salmieri

March 27, 2020PodcastAyn Rand, Ayn Rand Institute, Coronavirus, COVID-19, emergency, government, life, Objectivism, pandemic, Philosophy, rightsAlex Wigger

Governments are taking unprecedented measures to restrict travel and shut down businesses in order to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Politicians are justifying these measures by invoking emergency, even wartime, powers. What is the proper role of government during a health crisis like this one? What values should guide us in thinking about proper policy in regard to life and death issues, especially in an individualistic society?

Join us for another special episode of Philosophy for Living on Earth to get clarity on these questions. Onkar Ghate and Gregory Salmieri will join us and add their perspective.

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Is There a God? by Aaron Smith

October 23, 2019PodcastAaron Smith, Atheism, Ayn Rand Institute, epistemology, faith, god, judgment, Objectivism, Podcast, reason, religionphilosophy-for-living-on-earth

The question of whether there is or is not a God is certainly one of life’s big questions, and it’s one that almost all of us have had to grapple with at some point in our lives. Many of us were raised in a religious environment but have come to have doubts or questions about…

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Isn’t Everybody Selfish? by Gregory Salmieri

September 18, 2019PodcastAyn Rand, Ayn Rand Institute, ethics, Greg Salmieri, human behavior, Objectivism, Philosophy, Podcast, psychology, radical, selfishnessphilosophy-for-living-on-earth

The question “Isn’t Everybody Selfish?” is often asked cynically by people who think selfishness is a bad thing and that it’s impossible to avoid. Sometimes it is said by economists who think that selfishness helps to explain human action, and sometimes the question is posed skeptically to people, e.g., Ayn Rand, who say that everyone…

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