As many of you know, over the past year or two I’ve been looking into Ayn Rand’s Objectivism, and have found it extremely helpful for both personal and professional reasons.
After failing to save the Subjective Theory of History, I’ve adapted Objectivist metaphysics and epistemology to create an Objective Theory of History (see my video “But how do you know you’re right?”); I’ve learnt a substantial amount about the philosophies and philosophers throughout history, allowing me to trace the origins of the modern ideologies (see my “Where do our modern ideologies come from?”); and have been able to grasp concepts about National Socialism and Fascism that I otherwise wouldn’t have been able to do had I not looked into Ayn Rand and Leonard Peikoff’s writings (the “blood = spirit” concept, for example).
I’m still studying this philosophy and still have a long way to go, but it’s a relief to finally be able to read works written by people who prioritize reality over their emotions.
Well, recently I got talking to the folks over at the Ayn Rand Institute, and I’ve been invited to the AynRandCon Berlin next month (March 14th to 16th).
For those of you who are already familiar with Ayn Rand’s works, this event may be of interest to you. I’ll be part of a special panel titled: "Understanding Nazism and Communism: A Discussion with TIKhistory", where I’ll be joining Dr. Nikos Sotirakopoulos for an in-depth conversation on the allure of socialism - both Marxist and National Socialist. We’ll break down the key similarities and differences between these two collectivist ideologies and why they continue to shape politics today.
I’ll be there for the full three days and I would love to meet some of you there. So if you're interested in Ayn Rand's ideas and already have some familiarity with her writings, as part of my audience, you get 10% off your ticket with my coupon code: TIK10. Go to events.aynrand.org/arceu, enter the code at checkout, and secure your spot.
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As many of you know, over the past year or two I’ve been looking into Ayn Rand’s Objectivism, and have found it extremely helpful for both personal and professional reasons.
After failing to save the Subjective Theory of History, I’ve adapted Objectivist metaphysics and epistemology to create an Objective Theory of History (see my video “But how do you know you’re right?”); I’ve learnt a substantial amount about the philosophies and philosophers throughout history, allowing me to trace the origins of the modern ideologies (see my “Where do our modern ideologies come from?”); and have been able to grasp concepts about National Socialism and Fascism that I otherwise wouldn’t have been able to do had I not looked into Ayn Rand and Leonard Peikoff’s writings (the “blood = spirit” concept, for example).
I’m still studying this philosophy and still have a long way to go, but it’s a relief to finally be able to read works written by people who prioritize reality over their emotions.
Well, recently I got talking to the folks over at the Ayn Rand Institute, and I’ve been invited to the AynRandCon Berlin next month (March 14th to 16th).
For those of you who are already familiar with Ayn Rand’s works, this event may be of interest to you. I’ll be part of a special panel titled: "Understanding Nazism and Communism: A Discussion with TIKhistory", where I’ll be joining Dr. Nikos Sotirakopoulos for an in-depth conversation on the allure of socialism - both Marxist and National Socialist. We’ll break down the key similarities and differences between these two collectivist ideologies and why they continue to shape politics today.
I’ll be there for the full three days and I would love to meet some of you there. So if you're interested in Ayn Rand's ideas and already have some familiarity with her writings, as part of my audience, you get 10% off your ticket with my coupon code: TIK10. Go to events.aynrand.org/arceu, enter the code at checkout, and secure your spot.
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