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Aaron Smith

Active: 2015-2022

Dr. Smith, Ph.D. in philosophy, is an instructor at the Ayn Rand Institute where he teaches and develops educational content for the Institute's intellectual training and outreach programs. (based on info from 2020 )

Presentations

Name
Presented
Media
Discussing Objectivism
Jun 29, 2018
Jun 29, 2018
Understanding the Appeal of Stoicism
Jun 10, 2017
Jun 10, 2017
An Orientation to Objectivism
Jul 01, 2016
Jul 01, 2016
Counterfeit Individualism
Nov 02, 2018
Nov 02, 2018
Duty as Anti-Morality
Jun 22, 2019
Jun 22, 2019
From Metaphysical Facts to Moral Guidance
Jun 22, 2019
Jun 22, 2019
Should I Follow My Head or My Heart?
Aug 17, 2019
Aug 17, 2019
Is There a God?
Oct 19, 2019
Oct 19, 2019
Do I Need a Philosophy?
Nov 20, 2019
Nov 20, 2019
The Evil of Altruism
Feb 15, 2020
Feb 15, 2020
Panel on Reason, Purpose and Self-Esteem
Feb 15, 2020
Feb 15, 2020
Reason Versus Faith and Emotionalism
Feb 16, 2020
Feb 16, 2020
Q&A Panel on Reason, Purpose, and Self-Esteem
Jan 18, 2020
Jan 18, 2020
Panel on Reason, Purpose, and Self-Esteem
Jan 25, 2020
Jan 25, 2020
What Should Society Do About the Poor?
Feb 26, 2020
Feb 26, 2020
Q&A Panel on Reason, Purpose and Self-Esteem
Feb 14, 2020
Feb 14, 2020
Anthem Discussion Series - Session 1
Mar 27, 2020
Mar 27, 2020
Individualism vs Collectivism in Anthem
Apr 03, 2020
Apr 03, 2020
Anthem as Ayn Rand's Hymn to Man's Ego
Apr 10, 2020
Apr 10, 2020
The Continuing Relevance of Anthem
Apr 17, 2020
Apr 17, 2020
Moral Frameworks for Addressing the Pandemic
Apr 13, 2020
Apr 13, 2020
A Q&A About Ayn Rand's Anthem
Apr 24, 2020
Apr 24, 2020
Individualism: Genuine and Counterfeit
May 05, 2020
May 05, 2020
Objectivism Q&A--June 2021
Jun 16, 2021
Jun 16, 2021
Is There a Right to Mass Protest?
Jun 17, 2020
Jun 17, 2020
Recent Antitrust Attacks on "Big Tech"
Aug 12, 2020
Aug 12, 2020
Ayn Rand's "Global Balkanization"
Aug 25, 2018
Aug 25, 2018
Ayn Rand's "Our Cultural Value-Deprivation"
Sep 01, 2018
Sep 01, 2018
Objectivism Q&A
Aug 19, 2020
Aug 19, 2020
The False Promise of Stoicism
Sep 22, 2020
Sep 22, 2020
Joint Session
Feb 13, 2021
Feb 13, 2021
The Israel/Hamas Crisis
May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021
Q&A Panel on Objectivism
Feb 16, 2020
Feb 16, 2020
Stoicism: Path to a Virtuous Life?
Apr 05, 2021
Apr 05, 2021
Objectivism Q&A--July 2021
Jul 21, 2021
Jul 21, 2021
Q&A Panel with the OAC Philosophy Faculty
Sep 01, 2021
Sep 01, 2021
Objectivism Q&A–December 2021
Dec 01, 2021
Dec 01, 2021
Stoicism vs. Objectivism: Is Free Will Magic?
Dec 13, 2021
Dec 13, 2021
Impacting Minds, Advancing Objectivism
Dec 31, 2021
Dec 31, 2021
The Ethics of Mass Protests
Nov 22, 2021
Nov 22, 2021
Powerful Life Lessons from Ayn Rand
Feb 02, 2022
Feb 02, 2022
The Meaning of Russia’s War on Ukraine
Mar 02, 2022
Mar 02, 2022
The Evil of Self-Sacrifice
Apr 02, 2022
Apr 02, 2022
Reason Versus Faith and Emotionalism
Apr 03, 2022
Apr 03, 2022
The Moral Case Against Altruism
Mar 31, 2022
Mar 31, 2022
The Moral Case Against Altruism
Mar 31, 2022
Mar 31, 2022
Objectivism Q&A
Apr 27, 2022
Apr 27, 2022
Q&A Panel on Objectivism
Apr 03, 2022
Apr 03, 2022