I Love Stephen Pinka, but It's Just Not It

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stephen pinka's theory of the expanding circle is nonsense, he says. He argues that in a social environment, i cannot infringe on your right to act in your pursuit of your values. And therefore, individuals must be left free so that they can attain their moral purpose in life - happiness. "It's sad there's so much resistance to this idea of self interest as articulated by young men"

Michael Shermer speaks with entrepreneur, writer, and activist Yaron Brook about Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, Objectivism; individualism vs. collectivism; the nature of human nature; altruism, cooperation, reparations, and charity; the starting point of morality and the foundation of ethics; collective action problems and how they are best solved; our moral obligation to help those who cannot help themselves; the Is-Ought problem of determining right and wrong; reason and empiricism; immigration, abortion, foreign wars, the welfare state, and terrorism.