The Peikoff Podcasts
Dr. Peikoff applies Ayn Rand's revolutionary philosophy to real-world questions.
TOP RATED
- 1 . Is religion more dangerous in America than socialism or collectivism? Download
- 2 . In her early writing years, how did Ayn Rand manage having a job unrelated to her career to support herself, while still pursuing her writing? Download
- 3 . This episode of The Leonard Peikoff Show, recorded March 21, 1996, challenges the audience to identify the philosophic principle that several different examples have in common. Download
- 4 . Is homosexuality immoral? Download
- 5 . You have said in a recent podcast that one of the most enjoyable decades of your life was the 50′s, the OPAR years, when you still had the drive of youth combined with the maturity of age, but you’ve also said that the DIM book is your best. How can the best not be the most enjoyable? Download
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- 1 . In this Q&A (from 1998), Peikoff answers questions on masculinity and femininity; the role of fantasy in sex; homosexuality; pornography; friendship vs. love. Download
- 2 . To YB: From an Objectivist perspective would it be moral to vote for a presidential candidate that is extensively religious and a social conservative, but holds proper positions on important physical issues? Download
- 3 . To YB: The Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and Dodd-Frank Acts are set to protect individual rights, but aren’t they just more regulations? Download
- 4 . To YB: What are your thoughts on NATO bombing Serbia in 1999? Download
- 5 . To YB: Do you consider Saudi Arabia to be an enemy of the United States? Download
About Leonard Peikoff
At the age of 17, Leonard Peikoff was invited to the home of Ayn Rand, the
novelist and Objectivist philosopher. Thus began a friendship that lasted
until her death in 1982. Today, Dr. Peikoff is Rand's legal and intellectual
heir - and the world's foremost authority on Objectivism.
MORE ABOUT LEONARDAn author for our times
Renowned philosopher, Dr. Peikoff is the author of Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand and The Ominous Parallels: The End of Freedom in America. He has edited numerous Ayn Rand anthologies and has recently published a new book, The DIM Hypothesis, which deals with the role of epistemology in cultural and practical affairs.
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