The Foundations of the Objectivist Ethics: Egoism and the Nature of Value by Leonard Peikoff

The Philosophy of Objectivism by Leonard Peikoff - Lesson 7 of 12
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Leonard Peikoff presents the foundations of the Objectivist ethics, explaining the uniquely Objectivist ideas that the standard of value is man’s life and that, for each individual, the maintenance and enjoyment of his own life is his highest moral purpose.
Recorded live before New York City audiences in 1976, this course was endorsed by Rand in print as “the only authorized presentation of the entire theoretical structure of Objectivism, i.e., the only one that I know of my own knowledge to be fully accurate.” Rand attended the entire course and participated in eight of the twelve question-and-answer sessions.
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[OPAR Ch. 6, Ch. 7] 00:00 Disclaimer 1:31 Values and the Requirements of Life: Life as the Standard of Values Values: That which one acts to gain or keep. Virtues: The actions which lead to the achievement of values. 37:36 Rationality as the Primary Virtue 1:02:25 The Case for (Rational) Egoism 1:15:30 False Versions of Egoism (Irrational Egoism) 1. Egoism doesn't mean doing whatever you feel like doing. [Life is the standard of value; Man has a specific nature; Man requires a specific course of action to sustain life.] 2. Egoism doesn't mean acting on the range or spur of the moment, regardless of principles or consequences. [Human life is long-term, and as such actions should be good "for his life."] 3. Egoism is not Subjectivism. [Rational Values aren't at war with reality, they're based on reality. i.e Objective] 4. Egoism doesn't mean sacrificing others to oneself. ["I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine." - Galt's Oath] 5. Egoism doesn't mean one can't love or care for others. [Love is a response to one's own values in the person of another. To say "I love you", one must first learn to say "I."] 6. Egoism isn't incompatible with helping others. [Find and create win-win interactions.] Read: The Ethics of Emergencies from The Virtue of Selfishness. 1:34:50 Egoism, Causality, and Duty 1:46:00 Question Period Context matters even in asking questions. 1:50:00 Relationship between Rationalists/Empiricists and Intrincists/Subjectivists 1:51:40 Difference between Skepticism and Agnosticism 1:53:07 Aristotle's usage of "essences" in regards to Universals, and comparison with the Objectivist view of universals. 1:57:20 Why should I live up to my potential? 2:00:08 Is it appropriate to day dream when working on something that doesn't require high mental focus? 2:04:40 How to combat Rationalism, from a psycho-epistemological point of view? 2:09:47 Can the process of evasion be stopped once it's initiated? Is there are point of no return? 2:11:45 Must a man, if he chooses to live, choose to live heroically explicitly? Or is this implicit? 2:13:06 How can man have no instinct? 2:17:00 Difference between illegal and immoral 2:19:42 Clarify: Evasion constitutes evasion of Reason. Comment on Socrates' claim that no man knowingly commits evil. 2:23:14 Difference between Egoist vs Egotist 2:23:50 Is the only cause of evasion the desire to avoid effort? 2:24:45 Why did you say Ayn Rand is the first thinker (in some context) in the "Western" world? 2:25:28 Ayn Rand discusses the Presidential Election

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