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Hi, I'm Aiton Weinstein, and I'm the Ormininger.

Ein Rand. As I say that name, half of you are thinking about Fountainhead or Atlas Shrugged

and how much it changed your life, And the other half has already stopped listening.

But regardless of your views, it's undeniable that as a philosopher, Rand has left an enduring

mark on the world. Her philosophy of objectivism preaches something called rational self-interest,

which maintains that as individuals we are innately selfish beings, and that selfishness, however

counterintuitive this might sound at first, should be the highest level of our morality.

Sacrifice, in her opinion, is evil. But before we mislead you any more about the philosophy

of Iron RAND, let us introduce Dr. Jaron Brook. Dr. Brooke is a former academic and currently serves about the philosophy of Ayn Rand, let us introduce Dr. Jaron Bruk. Dr.

Brooke is a former academic and currently serves as the director of the Ayn Rand Institute

in Irvine, California. He joins us today to talk about Ayn Rand, her life, and her philosophy.

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send us a message on Facebook hi dr. Hi thanks for having me on good and welcome to

Israel thanks it's good to be here not the first time no no I grew up here yeah yeah up

yeah and I come at least once a year so Dr. Brooke could you please um do the pitch that you know

already by heart sure and tell us about in Rand well first let me say let me correct something

you said she did not believe self-interest is innate in people.

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