Objectivism, Common-Sense Realism, and Flourishing

Mitchell Broderick and Tim Chermak join me to discuss their new company and how they’re using it to both promote rational philosophy and upend an industry.

This show is all about principles and practices for living the best, most fulfilling life possible, so in this episode, I figured I’d dig into the ideas of a thinker who identified a novel approach to philosophy, the goal of which is to help people flourish. That philosopher is Ayn Rand, and her Objectivist ethics begins with observations of the facts of human life (and life in general) to define a reality-based approach to living one’s best life. Enjoy! And as always, leave me your questions in the comments section—I’m happy to try to answer them.

During WWII, while American forces battled dictatorial regimes overseas, three writers back home were unleashing a full-scale assault on the ideas at the very base of tyranny. Isabel Paterson’s The God of the Machine, Rose Wilder Lane’s The Discovery of Freedom, and Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead, all published in 1943, launched the modern American liberty movement. These women, once described as “the three furies of modern libertarianism,” have been the subjects of separate biographies. But Freedom’s Furies by Timothy Sandefur is the first book-length exploration of their relationships and the context surrounding their 1943 books. On February 2—Rand’s birthday—Sandefur I discussed his book and the enduring importance of these three authors.

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The Furies: How Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand Found Liberty in an Age of Darkness, by Timothy Sandefur: https://amzn.to/3kj47dA

The God of the Machine, by Isabel Paterson: https://amzn.to/3lQXZd9

The Discovery of Freedom: Man's Struggle Against Authority, by Rose Wilder Lane: https://amzn.to/3lLpwwy

The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand: https://amzn.to/3xzPt4P

Free ebook: Introduction to Ayn Rand’s Objectivism: https://bit.ly/3eALZFD

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LevelUp 2023: Philosophy for Freedom and Flourishing ➔ https://objectivestandard.org/conferences

Philosopher, author, and teacher Dr. Andrew Bernstein joins Jon to discuss the abysmal state of American education and what parents and educators can do about it.

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Why Johnny Still Can't Read or Write or Understand Math: And What We Can Do About It, by Dr. Andrew Bernstein: https://amzn.to/3YxNtGs

Why Johnny Can't Read: And What You Can Do About It, by Rudolf Flesch: https://amzn.to/3WGXrUv

The Schools We Need: And Why We Don't Have Them, by E. D. Hirsch: https://amzn.to/3HD8Iki

Educational Wastelands: The Retreat from Learning in Our Public Schools, by Arthur Bestor: https://amzn.to/3V4dXwk

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Philosopher and psychotherapist Jason Stotts returns to discuss the nature of sex and sexual attraction, common misconceptions and errors related to sexuality, and how to improve one’s sex life and relationships. #Objectivism #sex #psychology # #objectivity #AynRand #philosophy #flourishing #sexualethics #emotions 📜 ALSO CHECK OUT: Free ebook: Introduction to Ayn Rand’s Objectivism: https://bit.ly/3eALZFD Eros and Ethos: A New Theory of Sexual Ethics, by Jason Stotts: https://amzn.to/37G9ugM Learn more about our life-changing conference 👉https://objectivestandard.org/tos-con 📖 CONFERENCE: TOS-Con 2022: Philosophy for Freedom and Flourishing ➔ https://objectivestandard.org/tos-con 🔗 LINKS: Check out our website ➔ https://objectivestandard.org/ Follow us on Instagram ➔ https://www.instagram.com/objectivest... Follow us on Facebook ➔ https://www.facebook.com/objectivesta... Follow us on Twitter ➔ https://twitter.com/ObjStdInstitute Follow us on LinkedIn ➔ https://www.linkedin.com/company/obje... 📧 CONTACT: jon@objectivestandard.org

Why is intellectual life in America dominated by ideologues that seem disconnected from reality? How can each of us takes steps toward reviving civil discourse? Dr. Peter Boghossian (@peterboghossian)—author of A Manual for Creating Atheists and How to Have Impossible Conversations—joins Hersey for a discussion of how and why he spearheaded the “street epistemology” movement and lessons learned on communicating across deep divides.

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How to Have Impossible Conversations, by Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay: https://amzn.to/3FXJ6fe

A Manual for Creating Atheists by Peter Boghossian: https://amzn.to/3t4d5Nl

Cynical Theories by Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay: https://amzn.to/3sCTy6c

Explaining Postmodernism by Stephen Hicks: https://amzn.to/3G1J0mD

“How French ‘Intellectuals’ Ruined the West” by Helen Pluckrose: https://areomagazine.com/2017/03/27/h...

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“‘Idea Laundering’ in Academia” by Peter Boghossian: wsj.com/articles/idea-laundering-in-academia-11574634492

Beyond Woke with Peter Boghossian (Substack, Reverse Q&A Tour): https://boghossian.substack.com/

Peter’s site: https://peterboghossian.com/

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Our emotions are our means of experiencing our values, so it’s extraordinarily important to grasp why we feel the way we do and how to change it when our emotional lives are just not ideal. In this conversation, psychotherapist and philosopher Jason Stotts shares his conceptual framework for navigating the human emotional landscape. Stotts, author of Eros and Ethos: A New Theory of Sexual Ethics, also shares tips and techniques for using his sentiments-based framework to improve your life.

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Free ebook: Introduction to Ayn Rand’s Objectivism: https://bit.ly/3eALZFD

Eros and Ethos: A New Theory of Sexual Ethics, by Jason Stotts: https://amzn.to/37G9ugM

Learn more about our life-changing conference 👉https://objectivestandard.org/tos-con

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Our emotions are our means of experiencing our values, so it’s extraordinarily important to grasp why we feel the way we do and how to change it when our emotional lives are just not ideal. In this conversation, psychotherapist and philosopher Jason Stotts shares his conceptual framework for navigating the human emotional landscape. Stotts, author of Eros and Ethos: A New Theory of Sexual Ethics, also shares tips and techniques for using his sentiments-based framework to improve your life.

#Objectivism #scoutmindset #psychology # #objectivity #AynRand #philosophy #flourishing #sex #sexuality #emotions

📜 ALSO CHECK OUT:

Free ebook: Introduction to Ayn Rand’s Objectivism: https://bit.ly/3eALZFD

Eros and Ethos: A New Theory of Sexual Ethics, by Jason Stotts: https://amzn.to/37G9ugM

Learn more about our life-changing conference 👉https://objectivestandard.org/tos-con

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Thomas Reid, founder of the philosophic school of common-sense realism, substantially refuted the skeptics of his time (e.g., George Berkely and David Hume) by defending the validity of sense perception and the efficacy of man’s mind. Although religious, Reid argued that self-interest plays an important role in ethics, that our fundamental means of achieving our life-serving values is our reasoning mind, and that doing so requires considering the entirety of our lives and the full context of our knowledge. Jon Hersey compares and contrasts various aspects of Reid’s and Ayn Rand’s ideas, showing how both thinkers worked toward creating a rational, observation-based philosophy for flourishing.

Check back here for the next iteration of OSI’s “Ayn Rand Integrations” course: https://objectivestandard.org/courses

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“Common Sense for Objectivists: Five Reasons for Fans of Ayn Rand to Study Thomas Reid” by Jon Hersey: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2021/02/common-sense-for-objectivists-five-reasons-for-fans-of-ayn-rand-to-study-thomas-reid/

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Micaela Richmond—of “In Bloom: A Pro-Humanity Podcast”—interviews Jon Hersey about religion, atheism, Objectivism, consciousness, concepts, liberty, history, and more. 

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Learn more about our life-changing conference 👉https://objectivestandard.org/tos-con

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The Fountainhead Reading Group ➔ https://bit.ly/3E5eJAC

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