Ayn Rand’s Objectivist Ethics: A Rational Approach to Living the Good Life

This show is all about principles and practices for living the best, most fulfilling life possible, so in this episode, I figured I’d dig into the ideas of a thinker who identified a novel approach to philosophy, the goal of which is to help people flourish. That philosopher is Ayn Rand, and her Objectivist ethics begins with observations of the facts of human life (and life in general) to define a reality-based approach to living one’s best life. Enjoy! And as always, leave me your questions in the comments section-I’m happy to try to answer them.
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[@YashArya01]

This is one of the most clear and compact summaries of Rand's ethics I've seen. Thank you!

[@dinksmallwood5561]

Great stuff Jon!

[@jonhersey6285]

Thanks! Any questions or suggestions on what you'd like to see more of?

[@MEDStrengthAsheville]

Well done!

[@PabloAlvestegui]

Excellent!!

[@jonhersey6285]

Thanks Pablo! Any questions or suggestions on what you'd like to see more of?

[@PabloAlvestegui]

@@jonhersey6285 OK. Objectivists always talk about rights but so far I've only heard them mentioned in a general sense, like, the right to life, property, and pursuit of happiness; sometimes they will tackle free speech and free thought but, again, in a general sense. It would be cool to see a detailed, principled analysis of the Bill of Rights, for example, at least the most popular amendments. I love your content, by the way, I wish it were made available in Spanish for the South Americans who want to grasp these ideas better.

[@simonphuket7782]

John, well said!

[@jonhersey6285]

Thanks Simon! Any questions or suggestions on what you'd like to see more of?

[@simonphuket7782]

@@jonhersey6285 Let me think about it!

[@simonphuket7782]

@@jonhersey6285 Outside of Rand and Peikoff, anything really profound I have heard Objectivists say has come from an NBI lecture. Indeed, the Objectivist Ethics was one of NBI’s important lectures. As you elucidated Ob Ethics so well, perhaps you could consider going through a number of the subjects that NBI taught using your method of elucidation.

[@simonphuket7782]

@@jonhersey6285 BTW, the Barbie movie review was outstanding!

[@jonhersey6285]

Thanks-I'll let Lorence know@@simonphuket7782 !

[@chrioschvez]

I love this kind of epitomizing philosophy. We need to believe in something, for me birthed in religion and not believing in god after careful analysis as beyond life wrecking, now I feel while again.

[@dianarune9704]

All morals come to us through quantum society, reject their complications - smoke crack, steal cars 🚗, hide in the trees! 🌲

[@jonhersey6285]

LOL, interesting take 😆

[@iangardner3261]

Thought this was about ethics not politics