Ayn Rand Institute
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The Ayn Rand Institute is the source for information about the life, writings and ideas of Ayn Rand. Discover more about Ayn Rand:
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Ayn Rand's significant contribution is to answer the big questions about human life raised by classic philosophers, but better identifying what's distinctive about the human form of life and the virtues it demands.
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Rejecting faith without rejecting faith-based morality is only half the battle.
In his new book, "Breaking Free from Faith-Based Morality," @BenBayer challenges atheists and secularists to understand how the dominant morality of altruism is rooted in religion, and shows how to build a secular ethics free from its grips.
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Interview with Ben Bayer on Texas Talks Podcast
Recently, ARI Senior Fellow @BenBayer was interviewed on the Texas Talks podcast, where he discussed Ayn Rand’s unique approach to philosophy as a practical means for living, the life-promoting philosophy she developed as a result, and how her idealist-realist heroes dramatize it. Bayer contrasted Rand’s approach and views with the dominant ones in today's culture, focusing specifically on Stoicism and altruism.
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