Powerful Life Lessons from Ayn Rand

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What major life lessons can we learn from philosopher Ayn Rand?

Among the topics covered:

Rand’s conviction that business is a moral activity
Why not all businessmen live up to the essence of their profession
The moral radicalism of Rand’s view of business
Rand’s portrayal of career as a source of joy
Rand’s unique view of the role of the material world in a spiritual life
The effort and thought needed to find joy in a career
The distinctive inspirational value of The Fountainhead’s portrayal of career
Rand’s rejection of unearned guilt
Her condemnation of the idea of original sin
The connection between unearned guilt and altruism
Rand’s view that the pursuit of happiness is a moral endeavor
The dedication required to truly pursue happiness
Rand’s view of what we owe each other
How to overcome unearned guilt induced by conventional morality

00:00 Introduction
03:20 Rand: business is moral
09:44 Some businessmen's failures
14:11 Rand's moral radicalism
15:49 Business as a source of joy
22:09 Material world, spiritual life
24:47 The effort needed to find career joy
28:05 Inspiration from The Fountainhead
30:56 Rejecting unearned guilt
33:49 Condemning original sin
40:31 Unearned guilt and altruism
44:23 Pursuing happiness is moral
48:26 The effort needed to find happiness
53:31 What we owe each other
57:15 Overcoming unearned guilt

Powerful Life Lessons from Ayn Rand

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