Faith and Force: The Destroyers of the Modern World (MP3 download) Politics

Faith and Force: The Destroyers of the Modern World (MP3 download) PoliticsBy Ayn Rand In this talk on the role of philosophy in history, Ayn Rand argues that there is a basic contradiction built into Western culture, between reason and the morality of altruism. She identifies the philosophical connections between faith, altruism and rule by forceand between reason, self interest and freedom. She goes on to relate the political and economic decline of the West since the 19th century to its philosophical cause: the rejection

In a regimented world

Analyzing arguments in ordinary language

where the word "I" no longer exists

to a handful of people in her living room

According to their view

the lecture considers the most effective means of dethroning this pervasive—and destructive—mindset

Peikoff discusses the profound irreconcilability between religion and the pro-reason philosophy upon which America was founded

as corollary

- Naturalistic Description

and he discusses the difference between arbitrary claims and evidence-based possibilities

and culture

Edison's career shows us what a man can make of himself—and how he can go on to remake the world