Thursday, April 11, 2019

Steven Pinker describes a biological basis for compatibilist freewill






From Steven's lecture on 'From Neurons to Consciousness.' In the Q&A, someone asked him about neuroscientists suggesting that freewill is an illusion.

Jordan Peterson UNLEASHES on the APA Guidelines For Men and Boys







"I think that the people who wrote that article are weak and reprehensible. ... It is a nauseating document." Jordan Peterson says he is ashamed to be a psychologist after the American Psychological Association's recently published guidelines for men and boys. For his detailed article that systematically expands these criticisms, see https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/polit... For the full interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwFdv...

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Craig Biddle Speaks on “The Morality of Self-Interest and Why You Need It” at David Game College, London






Craig Biddle will present the basic principles of Ayn Rand’s morality of rational self-interest, focusing on how the principles are derived from observation and logic, and how you can use them to maximize your happiness and freedom. Craig Biddle is editor of The Objective Standard and author of Loving Life: The Morality of Self-Interest and the Facts that Support It; Understanding Rational Egoism; and the forthcoming Forbidden Fruit for Teens: Moral Truths Your Parents, Preachers, and Teachers Don’t Want You to Know. His book in progress is “Thinking in Principles.” Biddle also serves on the board of directors of the Prometheus Foundation.

The Brady Bunch E True Hollywood Story




Coming out as an Objectivist

This evening during and after my meeting I left clues to my philosophy in my meeting no details can be given. I also spoke with someone else there and told them I was an Objectivist after the meeting. I am slowly coming out to the people in my group as having the views I have. I am not sure if I will just come out and say it in one of these meetings. We will see, but, I always found coming out as on the political Right to be something that can get some pretty bad results. I could be whatever orientation, but, politically rightism was frowned upon. We shall see what happens as time goes on.

The Psychology of Happiness (Dave Rubin Interview with Gregory Salmieri and Gena Gorlin)







This is the tenth episode in a series looking at Objectivism's approach to Happiness. Philosopher Gregory Salmieri and psychologist Gena Gorlin join Dave Rubin to discuss the psychological requirements of happiness. Watch more of this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... To receive notifications as each new episode is released, subscribe to the ARI channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... ****** Dave Rubin Host of The Rubin report Dave on Twitter: http://twitter.com/RubinReport Gregory Salmieri Editor, A Companion to Ayn Rand For more from Greg: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Gena Gorlin Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Yeshiva University For more from Gena: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKIpa... ****** Like ARI on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AynRandInsti... Follow ARI on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AynRandInst Explore ARI: http://www.aynrand.org ****** The Ayn Rand Institute is funded through subscription and one-time donations: http://aynrand.org/donate

Saturday, April 6, 2019

Why Ayn Rand Matters Dave Rubin Interview with Yaron Brook






This is the ninth episode in a series looking at Objectivism's approach to Happiness. Yaron Brook joins Dave Rubin to discuss why Ayn Rand matters. Watch more of this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... To receive notifications as each new episode is released, subscribe to the ARI channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... ****** Dave Rubin Host of The Rubin report Dave on Twitter: http://twitter.com/RubinReport Yaron Brook Chairman, Ayn Rand Institute For more from Yaron: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... ****** Like ARI on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AynRandInsti... Follow ARI on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AynRandInst Explore ARI: http://www.aynrand.org ****** The Ayn Rand Institute is funded through subscription and one-time donations: http://aynrand.org/donate Like what you hear? Become a sponsor member, get exclusive content and support the creation of more videos like this at https://www.yaronbrookshow.com/support/, Subscribestar https://www.subscribestar.com/yaronbr... or direct through PayPal: paypal.me/YaronBrookShow. Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/ybrook). Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook). Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org.