Lex Fridman Podcast

#138 – Yaron Brook: Ayn Rand and the Philosophy of Objectivism

Nov 13, 2020

02:53:46

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The Beauty of Capitalism

04:26

The Philosophy of Love

02:21

The Only Way to Become a Billionaire in a Free Society

03:59

Introduction

2min

Podcast Review - As Now and No Ads

3min

CashApp - The Number One Finance App in the App Store

2min

The Secret to a Great Life Is to Take It Seriously

2min

Is There a Difference Between Experience and Experience?

4min

Is There a Capacity to Reason?

2min

Evolutionary Psychology

3min

The Beginning of Science

3min

The Beauty of Human Reason

3min

10.

The Cool Thing About Reason

2min

11.

Is There Such a Thing as Overreaching With Reason?

3min

12.

Ironrand, the Human Being, the Philosopher

3min

13.

I Want to Be a Script Writer in English, Writing in English

4min

14.

I Love Anthem and George Orwell in the Animal Farm

3min

15.

I Don't Want to Finish a Man's Story.

2min

16.

Is This Not Belzkyevsky a Symbol of What America Is in the 20th Century?

6min

17.

Covid

2min

18.

Fountainhead or Atlas Shug?

3min

19.

You Can Connect With You Without the Philosophy, Staying at INRAND

5min

20.

The Beauty of Curiosity in the Scientific Field

2min

21.

What Is Intelligence?

2min

22.

The Impossible Task of Writing Out the Shrug

3min

23.

Iron Man's Manhood and the Dagnie

3min

24.

Is There a Difference Between a Man and a Woman?

2min

25.

Is Alice Schrog the First Feminist?

2min

26.

What Is Subjectivism?

4min

27.

The Enemy of Reason

3min

28.

Anarchy Is Completely Inconsistent With Their Point of View

4min

29.

The Name of Objectivism

6min

30.

Is There an Inconsistency in Axioms?

2min

31.

Is There a Difference Between Mathematics and Philosophy?

2min

32.

Are You Affiliated With the Ironman Institute?

2min

33.

What Is Capitalism and What Do You Need Government For?

3min

34.

Do We Need an FDA?

3min

35.

Why Don't I Get to Make That Choice?

3min

36.

I'll Make a Dumb Case for Things

2min

37.

Can We Take Another Bill Gates?

4min

38.

Are You Angry With Einstein?

2min

39.

The Natural State of Being for Us Humans

4min

40.

The Only Way to Become a Billionaire in a Free Society

4min

41.

The Purpose of Morality Is to Sacrifice for Other People

3min

42.

Sainthood Is Not Determined Upon What You Do to Other People

2min

43.

The Virtue of Selfishness

5min

44.

The Love of Life

3min

45.

The Philosophy of Love

2min

46.

The Beauty of Capitalism

4min

47.

The Philosophy of Objectivism Is So Easy to Practice

2min

48.

Is There a Moral Philosophy Underlying the Nation?

2min

49.

The Limits of Private Property

3min

50.

Anarchist Pro-Democracy

2min

51.

Anarchists Use Implied Force

3min

52.

What's a Market in Force?

2min

53.

Is There a Hopeful Path Away From the Coronavirus Pandemic?

2min

54.

COVID - I Want to Do Better My Own Stuff

3min

55.

Are You a Beacon of Reason?

5min

56.

Make Your Bed

4min

57.

The Purpose of Reason

2min

58.

Why Reason Is a Difficult Project

2min

59.

The Only Way to Change the World Is to Change Your One Mind at the Same Time

2min

60.

The End of a Hopeful Podcast

2min

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:28) – Principles of a life well lived
(14:35) – Free will
(20:50) – Nature of reality
(29:28) – Ayn Rand
(1:01:11) – Objectivism
(1:26:29) – Godel Incompleteness Theorem
(1:31:36) – Capitalism
(2:01:22) – Virtue of selfishness
(2:11:27) – Win-win
(2:17:31) – Anarchy
(2:36:24) – Tribalism and division
(2:40:42) – Objectivism and Jordan Peterson on personal responsibility