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The Great AntidoteDouglas Den Uyl and Douglas Rasmussen on Ayn Rand: What She Gets Right and Where She Goes Too FarSend us a textWe’ve talked about objectivism before on the podcast, but that was fairly introductory. Today, for the first time ever, I host two guests on the podcast to discuss the limitations of objectivism and where it fails to depict the good life. We talk about how they got interested in Rand’s thought, how they philosophically dealt with works that were mostly fiction, and where their philosophy, individualistic perfectionism, diverges from Rand’s and fills in some important blanks. Den Uyl is a resident scholar at Liberty Fund, and Rasmussen is a profe...2025-04-0451 min
Il Genio EgoistaCapitolo 6: Ayn Rand e i libertari- Con Marco BassaniPlease don’t tell me they’re pursuing my goals. I have not asked for, nor do I accept, the help of intellectual cranks. I want philosophically educated people: those who understand ideas, care about ideas, and spread the right ideas. That’s how my philosophy will spread, just as philosophy has throughout history: by means of people who understand ideas and teach them to others.- Ayn Rand sul movimento libertario ( "Ayn Rand Answers: The Best of her Q&A", Ed. Robert Mayhew, Penguin 2005)Ayn Rand continua ad essere un'influenza importante per i movimenti d'ispirazione libert...2024-03-1527 min
Il Genio EgoistaCapitolo 5: Un mondo senza creatori. La rivolta di Atlante - Con Carlo LottieriE così tu pensi che il denaro sia alla radice di tutti i mali? Ti sei mai chiesto quali sono le radici del denaro? Il denaro è la forma materiale del principio che se gli uomini vogliono trattare l'uno con l'altro, devono trattare scambiando valore con valore [...] Fuggite gli uomini che vi dicono che il denaro è un male. Questa frase è un campanello di allarme, vi avvisa che c'è un pescecane in arrivo. Finché gli uomini vivranno sulla terra e avranno bisogno di qualcosa per commerciare gli uni con gli altri...l'unico surrogato, se scartano il denaro, è il calcio di un fucile...2024-03-0820 min
Il Genio EgoistaCapitolo 1: Chi è Ayn Rand? - Con Alberto Mingardi "The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me."- Ayn RandDove nasce l'anticonformismo di Ayn Rand?Alberto Mingardi (professore di storia delle dottrine politiche e direttore dell'Istituto Bruno Leoni) racconta la genesi della filosofia di Ayn Rand, la sua fuga dalla Russia bolscevica sovietica e l'impatto con l'atmosfera intellettuale americana, nonché il rapporto con Ludwig von MisesAyn Rand. Il genio egoistaUn podcast dell'Istituto Bruno Leoni in collaborazione con la Prometheus FoundationCondotto da Lisa KinspergherConsigli d...2024-02-0939 min
Unleash Your Life!UYL Season 2, Episode 21, Five (More) BooksLast season we started a tradition of talking about five books from our shelves and how they’ve influenced us. This season, we keep the tradition alive! Come with us for an adventure into nature poetry, magic, science, and a bit of intergalactic fun!
Here are this episodes’ Action Points:
Why I Wake Early by Mary Oliver– Spend some time sitting quietly in nature, just observing. It can be 10 minutes or a whole afternoon. Then, try writing a poem, just to honor one of your observations.
The Hidden Life of Trees...2021-06-2837 min
Hayek Program PodcastResearch in the Classical Liberal Tradition with Doug Rasmussen, Doug Den Uyl and Rosolino CandelaOn this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, Rosolino Candela interviews Douglas Den Uyl and Douglas Rasmussen for a discussion about classical liberalism. In it, Douglas Den Uyl and Douglas Rasmussen share their history of working together, elaborate on how their writings have affected their fields of work, and recall the evolution of their works.
CC Music: Twisterium2019-07-1730 min