I am currently re-reading Atlas Shrugged for the first time since I first read it two years ago and I am getting a lot more out of it the second time around. In part this is due to the podcast series from Dr. Diana Hsieh in which she discusses the novel in roughly 60 page chunks. It has been fun and informative to take the books in those pieces, reading it first then listening to Diana’s
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Podcasts for June 30 and July 7
Last week was pretty busy at work and I did not have time to listen to all the podcasts I try to follow, so here is a two week list of them.
Philosophy in Action Rapid Fire Extravaganza – Dr. Diana Hsieh and Greg Perkins answer some 20 questions on topics ranging from Buddhism, Kant, negative income tax and superpowers.
Peikoff.com: Episode 327 – Leonard Peikoff in a special half hour edition of his podcast
Podcasts (and More) for June 24
I’ve been getting caught up with my podcasts and reading this week, which has been quite a challenge really.
Podcasts
Peikoff.com Episode 326 – After missing last week, this podcast is back with Yaron Brook answering questions on:
- Saving and investing. He references a course he gave on investing some years ago which is available at the Ayn Rand e-store.
- What does he mean by a foreign policy that protects individual rights?
- Veterans benefits
- Difference between Ukraine and Russia
Philosophy in Action Radio Chat: Responsibility and Luck chapter 3 – Dr. Diana Hsieh continues her podcast series discussing her book Responsibility and Luck: A Defense of
Podcasts for June 16th
Here are the podcasts that I have been able to listen to this week. They give examples of applying objectivist, rational principles to issues of every day life.
Philosophy in Action – Each week Dr. Diana Hsieh and Greg Perkins spend an hour going in depth on applying rational principles to 2 or 3 (rarely 4) questions from every day life. This week the questions were:
- Stand your ground laws
- Advice for new objectivists – this is one was really interesting for me today and I wish I had been able to listen to a couple years ago when I was first learning. The take home that stood out for me was, “The purpose of the philosophy is to make your life better, to make you the best version of yourself you can be, not to use it as a weapon to beat other people with.”
- Rapid fire questions – some weeks Diana is able to give more or less off the cuff answers to questions without the usual in depth preparation she does for the main questions.
4 Podcasts for June 9: Apply Rational Principles to Your Life
Here are the podcast I try, and mostly succeed, to listen to each week. Most discuss applying rational principles, not always strictly objectivist, to issues of everyday life.
Philosophy in Action: Responsibility and Luck, Chapter Two
– Dr. Diana Hsieh continues the discussion of her book Responsibility and Luck. This session covers chapter two which deals with some of the common proposed solutions for the problem of moral luck.
Philosophy in Action
– Dr. Diana Hsieh and Greg Perkins answer questions, applying rational principles to everyday life. This week they
Podcast Roundup: May 19
Each week I try to listen to a couple of podcasts which apply rational principles to issues of everyday life.
Philosophy in Action – This week Diana Hsieh and co-host Greg Perkins answer questions in-depth on whether an egoist should be willing to torture others to benefit himself, whether juries should be present during trials (as opposed to say receiving transcripts of all the accepted testimony), and
Podcast Roundup – May 12th
Each week I try to listen to a couple of podcasts which apply rational principles to issues of everyday life.
Philosophy in Action – Dr. Diana Hsieh and Greg Perkins discussed questions on weak vs strong atheism, weak being the view that evidence of God fails while strong is view that God cannot exist by its very nature, and the rationality of dating someone with psychological problems. One interesting
Podcast Roundup – May 5 (Double Edition)
There was a major project that came due last week which left me no time to do my regular post on the week’s podcasts, so this week is a double edition of the podcasts I try to listen to each week.
From last week:
Philosophy in Action – Dr. Diana Hsieh, along with Greg Perkins, answer questions on ambition as a virtue, being happy without having close friends, refusing involvement with your biological child’s life and more.
Podcasts for March 31, 2014
One drawback to being busy at work is I have been able neither to post much nor even to listen to the podcasts I like. Now that my schedule is evening out, I am able to fit them in again.
Philosophy in Action – This week Dr. Diana Hsieh talks about evolution’s ethical implications, body image, studying theology and more.
Peikoff.com: Episode 315 – This week Yaron Brook answers questions on Bitcoin, inflation from Quantitative Easing, China, and more.
I am also making an effort to
Podcast Roundup – November 26
Here are this week’s episodes from the Objectivism related podcasts I try to listen to. They are all great sources of information and insight on applying objectivist principles to everyday life.
Philosophy in Action with Dr. Diana Hsieh
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