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00:00 Intro
00:55 Greg Salmieri
02:25 Was Plato an Altruist
09:38 Did Plato seek to destroy mans mind like Kant did? He just wasn't as good at it?
13:45 Free Will
17:15 Why is deterministic view so prevalent
20:53 Sam Harris on Free Will
24:15 Richard Hanania on Free Will
30:15 Relation of Racism to Determinism
32:38 Trump
Live Questions:
40:02 I find outspoken moral judgement uncomfortable. What situations require that outspoken moral judgement(s) be made? At what point is silence considered acceptance because a moral judgement is not openly made?
43:23 Yaron said in todays show that a small subset of people would die under pure capitalism and he is okay with that. Did you mean wife beating drunks? Or people with down syndrome? Why is donating to a home for ratarded not necessarily altruistic?
46:32 Some humans have neural diasabilities, which make them incapable of self-reliance for survival. How do such humans differ from non-human animals that depend on humans for survival?
49:32 Do you think the assumption that [All Humans] have the cognitive capacity to develop/abide by a rational philosophy can be construed as stereotypical? Thanks much for your insight!!
50:55 Where wouldd you say consc iousness comes from on and how wouldd you fed it?
53:31 I enjoy beat and sound design driven techno music and associated late night raves. These things give me spiritual fuel and optimism for my future. Is this preference immoral? ps I also enjoy Rachmaninoff.
56:16 Do you see the Democrats coming back in 2028 as a more 1990's Bill Clinton-esque party? I just don't see them moving in a free market direction. Maybe they'll drop the transgender stuff, but maintain the socialism.
1:01:30 A number of serious people are starting to refer to Trump as a Russian asset, based on trips and statements from the 80s, and his actions now on Ukraine and Putin/Russia. Conspiracy nonsense or actually plausible/possible?
1:04:01 Do you find a distinction between an ideological pragmatist who is driven to action with a pragmatist vision of reality, and someone who acts/produces pragmatic effects in reality, accidentally, or without intent?
1:05:46 Greg: Does "Putin's Brain" Dugin have a phiosophy of his own, or does he mainly pick-and-choose whatever will please Putin?
1:06:24 Great to see Greg back on the show!
1:06:27 If a creditor makes an accounting error, e.g., doesn't charge an individual for a product/service that they received, does that individual have a moral/ethical duty to disclose the error to the creditor?
1:07:43 Assuming Ayn Rand developed Objectivism to provide a philosophical foundation for "Atlas Shrugged," has the novel become a means of introducing the world to Objectivism?
1:09:05 Just logged in. Watching from the beginning rather than Live. I'm sure there's a bunch of value coming at me. Thank you both.
1:09:20 Did the Nazi's pass tariffs rapidly and aggressively like Trump? I've been watching some of Hitler's speeches and he constantly self aggrandizes like Trump.
1:10:18 Thoughts on Platos ion. Read it recently and reminded me a lot of the inspirationalism Rand criticizes. Did Plato originate that view?
1:12:21 1/2 Movie spin-offs, franchises, and sequels have made some of the planet's best billionaires—yet Yaron thinks we need more original characters. Correct me if I'm wrong / discuss.
1:16:31 2/2 If longevity permits, do you look forward to well-done Atlas Shrugged mini-series, movies, and musicals? And if it maintains popularity, Atlas spin-offs, new adventures, and backstories
1:17:26 If the United States collapses into fascism, would you say Ayn Rand has failed?
1:18:38 See pinned comment for timestamps of additional questions
2:39:27 Outro
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