Evolutionary theorists attack problem of altruism. Why do some organisms sacrifice reproductive success for somebody else? What makes human beings different is volition, he says. Human beings are h the greatest source of joy that i can get - whether it's sex, or friendship, or all the varieties of love one can imagine. And therefore why would i treat other people badly if they're so much of a source to me?
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.