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Podcast: The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast
Episode: Egoism Without Permission: An Interview with Tara Smith
Description: https://youtu.be/LaS-oLBiRbI
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In this episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo interviews Tara Smith about her new book Egoism Without Permission: The Moral Psychology of Ayn Rand’s Ethics.
Among the topics covered:
What Rand means (and doesn't mean) by egoism and the virtues;
Why having desires and owning your emotions are crucial to having a good life, even though emotionalism is bad;
Why the independent person does not seek permission for pursuing his happiness;
Why self-esteem must be earned and sustained;
Why self-interest means being interested in one’s values;
How egoists can still fall prey...