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The Enlightenment and the Foundations of Liberty and Progress with Onkar Ghate

Posted August 25, 2021 • 01:31:26

This talk is the opening keynote of Ayn Rand Conference USA–Live 2020, the Ayn Rand Institute's two-day virtual conference about "Ayn Rand and the...

Selfishness Starts Here: Self-Esteem as the Gateway to Successful Egoism with Tara Smith

Posted August 18, 2021 • 01:14:46

Alongside purpose and reason, self-esteem is one of the foundational values of the Objectivist ethics. By exploring select facets of self-esteem (such...

Life as the Standard of Value: Ayn Rand’s Proof with Harry Binswanger

Posted August 11, 2021 • 01:08:37

What exactly is Ayn Rand’s proof of man’s life as the moral standard? This talk gives the full answer, step-by-step. A brief concluding section...

Covid-19 Observations and Insights Panel with Amesh Adalja and Onkar Ghate

Posted August 4, 2021 • 01:09:41

Join Onkar Ghate for an interview and Q&A panel with Amesh Adalja—a world expert on infectious disease and pandemic preparedness—about issues...

Purpose and Values with Gregory Salmieri

Posted July 28, 2021 • 01:15:41

Ayn Rand described purpose as man’s “choice of the happiness which [his reason] must proceed to achieve.” It is one of the three “supreme and...