20 Podcast Episodes
Man’s Life as the Standard of Value in the Ethics of Ayn Rand and Aristotle by Gregory Salmieri
Man’s Life as the Standard of Value in the Ethics of Ayn Rand and Aristotle by Gregory Salmieri
“Man’s life,” wrote Ayn Rand, “is the standard of morality.” Aristotle was the first to identify the proper standard of ... Read more
23 Jun 2023
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51mins
Panel Discussion: Objectivism and Ancient Greek Philosophy with Robert Mayhew, Gregory Salmieri and Aaron Smith
Panel Discussion: Objectivism and Ancient Greek Philosophy with Robert Mayhew, Gregory Salmieri and Aaron Smith
Today’s earlier sessions were about Ayn Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism. In this panel we reflect on this philosophy in l... Read more
16 Jun 2023
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1hr 12mins
Q&A Panel on Objectivism with Onkar Ghate, Gregory Salmieri, Tara Smith and Aaron Smith
Q&A Panel on Objectivism with Onkar Ghate, Gregory Salmieri, Tara Smith and Aaron Smith
After reflecting on the talks so far, here is your chance to ask any questions you have about Ayn Rand’s philosophy, Obj... Read more
9 Jun 2023
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1hr 10mins
Capitalism: The Only Moral Social System by Gregory Salmieri
Capitalism: The Only Moral Social System by Gregory Salmieri
“If life on earth is one’s standard of value,” wrote Ayn Rand, “then the nineteenth century moved mankind forward more t... Read more
2 Jun 2023
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54mins
Reproduction and the Objectivist Ethics by Gregory Salmieri
Reproduction and the Objectivist Ethics by Gregory Salmieri
The Objectivist ethics is grounded in the nature of life. Spanning meta-ethics to politics, this talk surveys the implic... Read more
7 Sep 2022
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1hr 32mins
Public School: A Conversation with Kmele foster and Dr. Gregory Salmieri
Public School: A Conversation with Kmele foster and Dr. Gregory Salmieri
Kmele Foster and Dr. Gregory Salmieri join Matt Bateman for a critical discussion of public school. Is it compatible wit... Read more
7 Mar 2022
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1hr 39mins
A Companion to Ayn Rand: Gregory Salmieri Interview
A Companion to Ayn Rand: Gregory Salmieri Interview
Coeditor Gregory Salmieri discusses A Companion to Ayn Rand, part of the Blackwell Companions to Philosophy series.
18 Feb 2022
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49mins
The Nature of Evil by Gregory Salmieri
The Nature of Evil by Gregory Salmieri
A theme in Ayn Rand’s fiction is that the failure to understand evil is a source of error and unhappiness for good peopl... Read more
19 Jan 2022
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1hr 31mins
Extracting Force from Society with Gregory Salmieri
Extracting Force from Society with Gregory Salmieri
People often speak as though freedom is a default state from which human societies have strayed. This talk argues that t... Read more
8 Sep 2021
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1hr 17mins
Purpose and Values with Gregory Salmieri
Purpose and Values with Gregory Salmieri
Ayn Rand described purpose as man’s “choice of the happiness which [his reason] must proceed to achieve.” It is one of t... Read more
28 Jul 2021
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1hr 15mins