Yaron Lectures: Who is Ayn Rand and Why is She Relevant in France?
This talk and Q&A session are taken from the full panel with Alain Laurent and Yaron Brook recorded on September 13, 2017 titled Les ides d'Ayn Rand en France avec Yaron Brook et Alain Laurent and contains only the English excerpts. Please see parts 1 and 2 for the entire talk "Why are Ayn Rand's ideas relevant in France today?"
There has been an increased interest in Ayn Rand and her ideas throughout France in the past years. This summer alone, she has been discussed on the radio and TV, in national magazine articles and on blogs.
In June this year, the French edition of her magnum opus - Atlas Shrugged - La Grve was republished in a pocketbook edition by Les Belle Lettres. The French philosopher and author - Alain Laurent - was responsible for this republishing, and he and Yaron Brook will be talking about why they find Ayn Rand's ideas so relevant in France today.
Service:
Spreaker
Publshed on:
Sep 13, 2017
Duration:
01:18:30
completing the Western civilization project: Ayn Rand
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Western Civilization’s key idea: the Efficacy and Supremacy of Reason
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the individual vs. the collective; American Revolution vs. French Revolution
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attacking Reason & the Individual; Sacrifice, Sacrifice, Sacrifice
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the West’s contradiction: the moral standard of sacrifice or altruism vs. eudaimonia
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completing the Enlightenment: Ayn Rand & Objectivism
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Objectivism vs Libertarianism; France’s need for Rand
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Q: What about the biography of Rand?
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Q: Isn’t it good to be an atheist?
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Q: what about Richard Dawkin’s views on religion?
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Q: How to convince others that Scandinavia isn’t real socialism?
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Q: what is the status of Nathaniel Branden in Objectivism?
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Q: Isn’t the rise of democracy and mysticism a consequence of anti-Reason?
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Q: According to Rand, what is the moral?
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Q: Is Trump influenced by Rand?
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Q: What makes individuals as they are?
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