For the New Christian Intellectual: Recent Episodes
Jacob Brunton and Cody Libolt
The New Intellectual Book Study is a free book club discussing For the New Intellectual, by Ayn Rand.
This week our reading was pages 146–164.
About the Book Study:
Today’s society is degenerating into a cult of despair. Not even churches are immune.
In For the New Intellectual, Ayn Rand gave a brilliant overview of the status of Western culture, what brought us here, and how to bring a second Renaissance. The book is a good first or second read for someone wanting to understand Ayn Rand’s Objectivism.
Rand offered the book as a collection of the essential ideas in her philosophy “for those who wish to acquire an integrated view of existence.” Rand’s goal was to advocate against mysticism, altruism, and collectivism, and for their opposites: reason, individualism, and capitalism.
This book study was designed for Christians interested in understanding Rand’s work and finding out where her insights can be valuable specifically to Christians.
Project Outline:
Ayn Rand’s “For the New Intellectual”
Week 01 – pgs 10–23
Week 02 – pgs 24–37
Week 03 – pgs 37–57
Ayn Rand’s Character Speeches
Week 01 – Short Speeches, pgs 60–76
Week 02 – Roark’s Courtroom Speech, pgs 77–86
Week 03 – Earlier Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pgs 88–101
Week 04 – Later Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pgs 101–116
Galt’s Speech
Week 01 – pgs 117–131
Week 02 – pgs 131–146
Week 03 – pgs 146–164
Week 04 – pgs 164–177
Week 05 – pgs 177–192
Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand
About Us (For the New Christian Intellectual)
Ayn Rand and Christianity?
Christianity + Western Civilization
The Plunder of the Egyptians
Americanism Book Study
Objectivism Book Study
Become a PatronAs a $1/mo. Podcast Insider, attend our Video Hangouts and access patron-only podcast episodes.
As a $10/mo. Philosophy Club Member, get an invite to attend occasional podcast recording sessions via webinar and submit questions either live or beforehand.
Video VersionClick here to find our replays on YouTube.
About the PodcastFor the New Christian Intellectual is a free show created for Christian thinkers and communicators.
We focus on classical (and overlooked) Christian principles such as reason, rational self-interest, individualism, and individual rights.
Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts to automatically get every episode.
How to HelpThe best way to help more people find out about the show is to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, download several episodes, and leave us a review.
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The New Intellectual Book Study is a free book club discussing For the New Intellectual, by Ayn Rand.
This week our reading was pages 131–146.
About the Book Study:
Today’s society is degenerating into a cult of despair. Not even churches are immune.
In For the New Intellectual, Ayn Rand gave a brilliant overview of the status of Western culture, what brought us here, and how to bring a second Renaissance. The book is a good first or second read for someone wanting to understand Ayn Rand’s Objectivism.
Rand offered the book as a collection of the essential ideas in her philosophy “for those who wish to acquire an integrated view of existence.” Rand’s goal was to advocate against mysticism, altruism, and collectivism, and for their opposites: reason, individualism, and capitalism.
This book study was designed for Christians interested in understanding Rand’s work and finding out where her insights can be valuable specifically to Christians.
Project Outline:
Ayn Rand’s “For the New Intellectual”
Week 01 – pgs 10–23
Week 02 – pgs 24–37
Week 03 – pgs 37–57
Ayn Rand’s Character Speeches
Week 01 – Short Speeches, pgs 60–76
Week 02 – Roark’s Courtroom Speech, pgs 77–86
Week 03 – Earlier Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pgs 88–101
Week 04 – Later Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pgs 101–116
Galt’s Speech
Week 01 – pgs 117–131
Week 02 – pgs 131–146
Week 03 – pgs 146–164
Week 04 – pgs 164–177
Week 05 – pgs 177–192
Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand
About Us (For the New Christian Intellectual)
Ayn Rand and Christianity?
Christianity + Western Civilization
The Plunder of the Egyptians
Americanism Book Study
Objectivism Book Study
Become a PatronAs a $1/mo. Podcast Insider, attend our Video Hangouts and access patron-only podcast episodes.
As a $10/mo. Philosophy Club Member, get an invite to attend occasional podcast recording sessions via webinar and submit questions either live or beforehand.
Video VersionClick here to find our replays on YouTube.
About the PodcastFor the New Christian Intellectual is a free show created for Christian thinkers and communicators.
We focus on classical (and overlooked) Christian principles such as reason, rational self-interest, individualism, and individual rights.
Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts to automatically get every episode.
How to HelpThe best way to help more people find out about the show is to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, download several episodes, and leave us a review.
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Listen to the PodcastThe post FTNCI 103: Christians Discuss John Galt’s Speech (2/5) first appeared on For the New Christian Intellectual.
The New Intellectual Book Study is a free book club discussing For the New Intellectual, by Ayn Rand.
This week our reading was pages 117–131.
About the Book Study:
Today’s society is degenerating into a cult of despair. Not even churches are immune.
In For the New Intellectual, Ayn Rand gave a brilliant overview of the status of Western culture, what brought us here, and how to bring a second Renaissance. The book is a good first or second read for someone wanting to understand Ayn Rand’s Objectivism.
Rand offered the book as a collection of the essential ideas in her philosophy “for those who wish to acquire an integrated view of existence.” Rand’s goal was to advocate against mysticism, altruism, and collectivism, and for their opposites: reason, individualism, and capitalism.
This book study was designed for Christians interested in understanding Rand’s work and finding out where her insights can be valuable specifically to Christians.
Project Outline:
Ayn Rand’s “For the New Intellectual”
Week 01 – pgs 10–23
Week 02 – pgs 24–37
Week 03 – pgs 37–57
Ayn Rand’s Character Speeches
Week 01 – Short Speeches, pgs 60–76
Week 02 – Roark’s Courtroom Speech, pgs 77–86
Week 03 – Earlier Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pgs 88–101
Week 04 – Later Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pgs 101–116
Galt’s Speech
Week 01 – pgs 117–131
Week 02 – pgs 131–146
Week 03 – pgs 146–164
Week 04 – pgs 164–177
Week 05 – pgs 177–192
Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand
About Us (For the New Christian Intellectual)
Ayn Rand and Christianity?
Christianity + Western Civilization
The Plunder of the Egyptians
Americanism Book Study
Objectivism Book Study
Become a PatronAs a $1/mo. Podcast Insider, attend our Video Hangouts and access patron-only podcast episodes.
As a $10/mo. Philosophy Club Member, get an invite to attend occasional podcast recording sessions via webinar and submit questions either live or beforehand.
Video VersionClick here to find our replays on YouTube.
About the PodcastFor the New Christian Intellectual is a free show created for Christian thinkers and communicators.
We focus on classical (and overlooked) Christian principles such as reason, rational self-interest, individualism, and individual rights.
Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts to automatically get every episode.
How to HelpThe best way to help more people find out about the show is to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, download several episodes, and leave us a review.
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Listen to the PodcastThe post FTNCI 102: Christians Discuss John Galt’s Speech (1/5) first appeared on For the New Christian Intellectual.
The New Intellectual Book Study met in 2022 and 2023 to discuss For the New Intellectual, by Ayn Rand.
This week our reading was pages 101–116.
About the Book Study:
Today’s society is degenerating into a cult of despair. Not even churches are immune.
In For the New Intellectual, Ayn Rand gave a brilliant overview of the status of Western culture, what brought us here, and how to bring a second Renaissance. The book is a good first or second read for someone wanting to understand Ayn Rand’s Objectivism.
Rand offered the book as a collection of the essential ideas in her philosophy “for those who wish to acquire an integrated view of existence.” Rand’s goal was to advocate against mysticism, altruism, and collectivism, and for their opposites: reason, individualism, and capitalism.
This book study was designed for Christians interested in understanding Rand’s work and finding out where her insights can be valuable specifically to Christians.
Project Outline:
Ayn Rand’s “For the New Intellectual”
Week 01 – pg 10–23
Week 02 – pg 24–37
Week 03 – pg 37–57
Ayn Rand’s Character Speeches
Week 01 – Short Speeches, pg 60–76
Week 02 – Roark’s Courtroom Speech, pg 77–86
Week 03 – Earlier Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pg 88–101
Week 04 – Later Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pg 101–116
Galt’s Speech
Weeks 01 – 05
Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand
About Us (For the New Christian Intellectual)
Ayn Rand and Christianity?
Christianity + Western Civilization
The Plunder of the Egyptians
Americanism Book Study
Objectivism Book Study
Become a PatronAs a $1/mo. Podcast Insider, attend our Video Hangouts and access patron-only podcast episodes.
As a $10/mo. Philosophy Club Member, get an invite to attend occasional podcast recording sessions via webinar and submit questions either live or beforehand.
Video VersionClick here to find our replays on YouTube.
About the PodcastFor the New Christian Intellectual is a free show created for Christian thinkers and communicators.
We focus on classical (and overlooked) Christian principles such as reason, rational self-interest, individualism, and individual rights.
Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts to automatically get every episode.
How to HelpThe best way to help more people find out about the show is to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, download several episodes, and leave us a review.
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The New Intellectual Book Study met in 2022 and 2023 to discuss For the New Intellectual, by Ayn Rand.
This week our reading was pages 88–101.
About the Book Study:
Today’s society is degenerating into a cult of despair. Not even churches are immune.
In For the New Intellectual, Ayn Rand gave a brilliant overview of the status of Western culture, what brought us here, and how to bring a second Renaissance. The book is a good first or second read for someone wanting to understand Ayn Rand’s Objectivism.
Rand offered the book as a collection of the essential ideas in her philosophy “for those who wish to acquire an integrated view of existence.” Rand’s goal was to advocate against mysticism, altruism, and collectivism, and for their opposites: reason, individualism, and capitalism.
This book study was designed for Christians interested in understanding Rand’s work and finding out where her insights can be valuable specifically to Christians.
Project Outline:
Ayn Rand’s “For the New Intellectual”
Week 01 – pg 10–23
Week 02 – pg 24–37
Week 03 – pg 37–57
Ayn Rand’s Character Speeches
Week 01 – Short Speeches, pg 60–76
Week 02 – Roark’s Courtroom Speech, pg 77–86
Week 03 – Earlier Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pg 88–101
Week 04 – Later Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pg 101–116
Galt’s Speech
Weeks 01 – 05
Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand
About Us (For the New Christian Intellectual)
Ayn Rand and Christianity?
Christianity + Western Civilization
The Plunder of the Egyptians
Americanism Book Study
Objectivism Book Study
Become a PatronAs a $1/mo. Podcast Insider, get an invite to our monthly Patron Hangout.
As a $10/mo. Philosophy Club Member, get an invite to attend occasional podcast recording sessions via webinar and submit questions either live or beforehand + get access to our exclusive training on getting started as a writer.
Video VersionClick here to find our replays on YouTube.
About the PodcastFor the New Christian Intellectual is a free show created for Christian thinkers and communicators.
We focus on classical (and overlooked) Christian principles such as reason, rational self-interest, individualism, and individual rights.
Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts to automatically get every episode.
How to HelpThe best way to help more people find out about the show is to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, download several episodes, and leave us a review.
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The New Intellectual Book Study met in 2022 and 2023 to discuss For the New Intellectual, by Ayn Rand.
This week our reading was pages 77–86.
About the Book Study:
Today’s society is degenerating into a cult of despair. Not even churches are immune.
In For the New Intellectual, Ayn Rand gave a brilliant overview of the status of Western culture, what brought us here, and how to bring a second Renaissance. The book is a good first or second read for someone wanting to understand Ayn Rand’s Objectivism.
Rand offered the book as a collection of the essential ideas in her philosophy “for those who wish to acquire an integrated view of existence.” Rand’s goal was to advocate against mysticism, altruism, and collectivism, and for their opposites: reason, individualism, and capitalism.
This book study was designed for Christians interested in understanding Rand’s work and finding out where her insights can be valuable specifically to Christians.
Project Outline:
Ayn Rand’s “For the New Intellectual”
Week 01 – pg 10–23
Week 02 – pg 24–37
Week 03 – pg 37–57
Ayn Rand’s Character Speeches
Week 01 – Short Speeches, pg 60–76
Week 02 – Roark’s Courtroom Speech, pg 77–86
Week 03 – Earlier Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pg 88–101
Week 04 – Later Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pg 101–116
Galt’s Speech
Weeks 01 – 05
Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand
About Us (For the New Christian Intellectual)
Ayn Rand and Christianity?
Christianity + Western Civilization
The Plunder of the Egyptians
Americanism Book Study
Objectivism Book Study
Become a PatronAs a $1/mo. Podcast Insider, get an invite to our monthly Patron Hangout.
As a $10/mo. Philosophy Club Member, get an invite to attend occasional podcast recording sessions via webinar and submit questions either live or beforehand + get access to our exclusive training on getting started as a writer.
Video VersionClick here to find our replays on YouTube.
About the PodcastFor the New Christian Intellectual is a free show created for Christian thinkers and communicators.
We focus on classical (and overlooked) Christian principles such as reason, rational self-interest, individualism, and individual rights.
Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts to automatically get every episode.
How to HelpThe best way to help more people find out about the show is to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, download several episodes, and leave us a review.
Click here to subscribe.
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The New Intellectual Book Study met in 2022 and 2023 to discuss For the New Intellectual, by Ayn Rand.
This week our reading was pages 60–76.
About the Book Study:
Today’s society is degenerating into a cult of despair. Not even churches are immune.
In For the New Intellectual, Ayn Rand gave a brilliant overview of the status of Western culture, what brought us here, and how to bring a second Renaissance. The book is a good first or second read for someone wanting to understand Ayn Rand’s Objectivism.
Rand offered the book as a collection of the essential ideas in her philosophy “for those who wish to acquire an integrated view of existence.” Rand’s goal was to advocate against mysticism, altruism, and collectivism, and for their opposites: reason, individualism, and capitalism.
This book study was designed for Christians interested in understanding Rand’s work and finding out where her insights can be valuable specifically to Christians.
Project Outline:
Ayn Rand’s “For the New Intellectual”
Week 01 – pg 10–23
Week 02 – pg 24–37
Week 03 – pg 37–57
Ayn Rand’s Character Speeches
Week 01 – Short Speeches, pg 60–76
Week 02 – Roark’s Courtroom Speech, pg 77–86
Week 03 – Earlier Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pg 88–101
Week 04 – Later Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pg 101–116
Galt’s Speech
Weeks 01 – 05
Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
List of Dates and Readings
Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand
About Us (For the New Christian Intellectual)
Ayn Rand and Christianity?
Christianity + Western Civilization
The Plunder of the Egyptians
Americanism Book Study
Objectivism Book Study
Become a PatronAs a $1/mo. Podcast Insider, get an invite to our monthly Patron Hangout.
As a $10/mo. Philosophy Club Member, get an invite to attend occasional podcast recording sessions via webinar and submit questions either live or beforehand + get access to our exclusive training on getting started as a writer.
Video VersionClick here to find our replays on YouTube.
About the PodcastFor the New Christian Intellectual is a free show created for Christian thinkers and communicators.
We focus on classical (and overlooked) Christian principles such as reason, rational self-interest, individualism, and individual rights.
Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts to automatically get every episode.
How to HelpThe best way to help more people find out about the show is to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, download several episodes, and leave us a review.
Click here to subscribe.
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The New Intellectual Book Study met in 2022 and 2023 to discuss For the New Intellectual, by Ayn Rand.
This week our reading was pages 37–57.
About the Book Study:
Today’s society is degenerating into a cult of despair. Not even churches are immune.
In For the New Intellectual, Ayn Rand gave a brilliant overview of the status of Western culture, what brought us here, and how to bring a second Renaissance. The book is a good first or second read for someone wanting to understand Ayn Rand’s Objectivism.
Rand offered the book as a collection of the essential ideas in her philosophy “for those who wish to acquire an integrated view of existence.” Rand’s goal was to advocate against mysticism, altruism, and collectivism, and for their opposites: reason, individualism, and capitalism.
This book study was designed for Christians interested in understanding Rand’s work and finding out where her insights can be valuable specifically to Christians.
Project Outline:
Ayn Rand’s “For the New Intellectual”
Week 01 – pg 10–23
Week 02 – pg 24–37
Week 03 – pg 37–57
Ayn Rand’s Character Speeches
Week 01 – Short Speeches, pg 60–76
Week 02 – Roark’s Courtroom Speech, pg 77–86
Week 03 – Earlier Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pg 88–101
Week 04 – Later Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pg 101–116
Galt’s Speech
Weeks 01 – 05
Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
List of Dates and Readings
Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand
About Us (For the New Christian Intellectual)
Ayn Rand and Christianity?
Christianity + Western Civilization
The Plunder of the Egyptians
Americanism Book Study
Objectivism Book Study
Become a PatronAs a $1/mo. Podcast Insider, get an invite to our monthly Patron Hangout.
As a $10/mo. Philosophy Club Member, get an invite to attend occasional podcast recording sessions via webinar and submit questions either live or beforehand + get access to our exclusive training on getting started as a writer.
Video VersionClick here to find our replays on YouTube.
About the PodcastFor the New Christian Intellectual is a free show created for Christian thinkers and communicators.
We focus on classical (and overlooked) Christian principles such as reason, rational self-interest, individualism, and individual rights.
Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts to automatically get every episode.
How to HelpThe best way to help more people find out about the show is to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, download several episodes, and leave us a review.
Click here to subscribe.
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The New Intellectual Book Study met in 2022 and 2023 to discuss For the New Intellectual, by Ayn Rand.
This week our reading was pages 24–37.
About the Book Study:
Today’s society is degenerating into a cult of despair. Not even churches are immune.
In For the New Intellectual, Ayn Rand gave a brilliant overview of the status of Western culture, what brought us here, and how to bring a second Renaissance. The book is a good first or second read for someone wanting to understand Ayn Rand’s Objectivism.
Rand offered the book as a collection of the essential ideas in her philosophy “for those who wish to acquire an integrated view of existence.” Rand’s goal was to advocate against mysticism, altruism, and collectivism, and for their opposites: reason, individualism, and capitalism.
This book study was designed for Christians interested in understanding Rand’s work and finding out where her insights can be valuable specifically to Christians.
Project Outline:
Ayn Rand’s “For the New Intellectual”
Week 01 – pg 10–23
Week 02 – pg 24–37
Week 03 – pg 37–57
Ayn Rand’s Character Speeches
Week 01 – Short Speeches, pg 60–76
Week 02 – Roark’s Courtroom Speech, pg 77–86
Week 03 – Earlier Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pg 88–101
Week 04 – Later Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pg 101–116
Galt’s Speech
Weeks 01 – 05
Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
List of Dates and Readings
Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand
About Us (For the New Christian Intellectual)
Ayn Rand and Christianity?
Christianity + Western Civilization
The Plunder of the Egyptians
Americanism Book Study
Objectivism Book Study
Become a PatronAs a $1/mo. Podcast Insider, get an invite to our monthly Patron Hangout.
As a $10/mo. Philosophy Club Member, get an invite to attend occasional podcast recording sessions via webinar and submit questions either live or beforehand + get access to our exclusive training on getting started as a writer.
Video VersionClick here to find our replays on YouTube.
About the PodcastFor the New Christian Intellectual is a free show created for Christian thinkers and communicators.
We focus on classical (and overlooked) Christian principles such as reason, rational self-interest, individualism, and individual rights.
Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts to automatically get every episode.
How to HelpThe best way to help more people find out about the show is to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, download several episodes, and leave us a review.
Click here to subscribe.
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The New Intellectual Book Study met in 2022 and 2023 to discuss For the New Intellectual, by Ayn Rand.
This week, our reading was pages 10–23.
About the Book Study:
Today’s society is degenerating into a cult of despair. Not even churches are immune.
In For the New Intellectual, Ayn Rand gave a brilliant overview of the status of Western culture, what brought us here, and how to bring a second Renaissance. The book is a good first or second read for someone wanting to understand Ayn Rand’s Objectivism.
Rand offered the book as a collection of the essential ideas in her philosophy “for those who wish to acquire an integrated view of existence.” Rand’s goal was to advocate against mysticism, altruism, and collectivism, and for their opposites: reason, individualism, and capitalism.
This book study was designed for Christians interested in understanding Rand’s work and finding out where her insights can be valuable specifically to Christians.
Project Outline:
Ayn Rand’s “For the New Intellectual”
Week 01 – pg 10–23
Week 02 – pg 24–37
Week 03 – pg 37–57
Ayn Rand’s Character Speeches
Week 01 – Short Speeches, pg 60–76
Week 02 – Roark’s Courtroom Speech, pg 77–86
Week 03 – Earlier Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pg 88–101
Week 04 – Later Atlas Shrugged Speeches, pg 101–116
Galt’s Speech
Weeks 01 – 05
Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
List of Dates and Readings
Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand
About Us (For the New Christian Intellectual)
Ayn Rand and Christianity?
Christianity + Western Civilization
The Plunder of the Egyptians
Americanism Book Study
Objectivism Book Study
Become a PatronAs a $1/mo. Podcast Insider, get an invite to our monthly Patron Hangout.
As a $10/mo. Philosophy Club Member, get an invite to attend occasional podcast recording sessions via webinar and submit questions either live or beforehand + get access to our exclusive training on getting started as a writer.
Video VersionClick here to find our replays on YouTube.
About the PodcastFor the New Christian Intellectual is a free show created for Christian thinkers and communicators.
We focus on classical (and overlooked) Christian principles such as reason, rational self-interest, individualism, and individual rights.
Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts to automatically get every episode.
How to HelpThe best way to help more people find out about the show is to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, download several episodes, and leave us a review.
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The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff.
This week our reading was:
The Epilogue: The duel between Plato and Aristotle (451-460)
“Philosophy is the prime mover of history,” writes Leonard Peikoff. Today we are discussing what this claim means and how it is so.
Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
List of Dates and Readings
Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand
About Us (For the New Christian Intellectual)
Ayn Rand and Christianity?
Christianity + Western Civilization
The Plunder of the Egyptians
Americanism Book Study
Become a Patron and Get Full-Length Exclusive PodcastsAs a $1/mo. Podcast Insider, get access to occasional patron-only episodes.
As a $10/mo. Philosophy Club Member, you can attend occasional live podcast recording sessions and submit questions either live or beforehand + get access to our exclusive culture war training.
Video VersionClick here to find our replays on YouTube.
About the PodcastFor the New Christian Intellectual is a free show created for Christian thinkers and communicators.
We focus on classical (and overlooked) Christian principles such as reason, rational self-interest, individualism, and individual rights.
Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts to automatically get every episode.
How to HelpThe best way to help more people find out about the show is to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, download several episodes, and leave us a review.
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Welcome to the latest episode of the Objectivism Book Study. This week our reading was: Ch. 11 - Capitalism (Introduction) 378-379 Ch. 11 - Capitalism as the only moral social system 380-395
The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff.
This week our reading was:
Ch. 10 – Government as an agency to protect rights 363-368
Ch. 10 – Statism as the politics of unreason 369-377
Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
List of Dates and Readings
Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand
About Us (For the New Christian Intellectual)
Ayn Rand and Christianity?
Christianity + Western Civilization
The Plunder of the Egyptians
Americanism Book Study
Become a Patron and Get Full-Length Exclusive PodcastsAs a $1/mo. Podcast Insider, get access to occasional patron-only episodes.
As a $10/mo. Philosophy Club Member, you can attend occasional live podcast recording sessions and submit questions either live or beforehand + get access to our exclusive culture war training.
Video VersionClick here to find our replays on YouTube.
About the PodcastFor the New Christian Intellectual is a free show created for Christian thinkers and communicators.
We focus on classical (and overlooked) Christian principles such as reason, rational self-interest, individualism, and individual rights.
Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts to automatically get every episode.
How to HelpThe best way to help more people find out about the show is to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, download several episodes, and leave us a review.
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The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff.
Welcome to Week 29 of the Objectivism Book Study.
Our reading this week was:
Ch. 10 – Government (Introduction) 350
Ch. 10 – Individual rights as absolutes 351-363
Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
List of Dates and Readings
Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand
About Us (For the New Christian Intellectual)
Ayn Rand and Christianity?
Christianity + Western Civilization
The Plunder of the Egyptians
Americanism Book Study
Become a Patron and Get Full-Length Exclusive PodcastsAs a $1/mo. Podcast Insider, get access to occasional patron-only episodes.
As a $10/mo. Philosophy Club Member, you can attend occasional live podcast recording sessions and submit questions either live or beforehand + get access to our exclusive culture war training.
Video VersionClick here to find our replays on YouTube.
About the PodcastFor the New Christian Intellectual is a free show created for Christian thinkers and communicators.
We focus on classical (and overlooked) Christian principles such as reason, rational self-interest, individualism, and individual rights.
Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts to automatically get every episode.
How to HelpThe best way to help more people find out about the show is to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, download several episodes, and leave us a review.
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The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff.
Our reading this week was:
Chapter 9:
- Virtue as practical 329-335
- Happiness as the normal condition of man 335-342
- Sex as metaphysical 343-349
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The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff.
Our reading this week was:
- Ch. 8 – The initiation of physical force as evil 312-324
- Ch. 9 – Happiness (Introduction) 325
- Ch. 9 – Virtue as practical 326-329
“So long as men desire to live together, no man may initiate… no man may start the use of physical force against others.”
This is a quote from the main hero in Atlas Shrugged.
In this episode we finish discussing why the initiation of physical force is evil. Then we move into chapter 9 to discuss Ayn Rand’s claim that virtue is practical.
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The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff.
Our reading this week was:
- Ch. 8 – Pride as moral ambitiousness 303-309
- Ch. 8 – The initiation of physical force as evil 310-312
Is pride a good thing?
Yes and no.
Today we are looking at Ayn Rand’s understanding of pride as a virtue. We will compare this idea with Christian teaching.
After that discussion, we will to look at one major vice that Rand and Peikoff consider worthy of special investigation: the initiation of physical force.
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The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff.
Our reading this week was:
- Justice as rationality in the evaluation of men (276-291)
- Productiveness as the adjustment of nature to man (292-303)
In Proverbs 25:2 we read:
“It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.”
At FTNCI, we believe in searching out the truth, wherever it is to be found. Today we’re looking at Ayn Rand’s understanding of the virtues of Justice and Productiveness.
We read this with an eye toward how Christians in particular can benefit from the thought of Ayn Rand.
“Productive work,” writes Ayn Rand, “is the central purpose of a rational man’s life, the central value that integrates and determines the hierarchy of all his other values.”
Justice is the recognition of the fact “that every man must be judged for what he is and treated accordingly.”
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The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff.
Our reading this week was:
- Integrity as loyalty to rational principles (259-266)
- Honesty as rejection of unreality (267-276)
Ayn Rand understood integrity as meaning loyalty to rational principles. And she understood honesty as the rejection of unreality.
These, along with the other virtues that Rand names, tend to be missing from our society, and even from our churches, in exactly the kind of way that would lead to the kind of situation that the world has descended into today.
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The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff.
Our reading this week was:
Ch. 7 – The Good (Introduction) 206
Ch. 7 – Life as the essential root of value 207-213
This week’s reading introduces the concept of “value”—which Ayn Rand and Leonard Peikoff correctly ground in our nature as goal-directed, living beings.
We work to make it clear where Christians might agree with parts of Rand’s argument and disagree with other parts.
We tend to agree with Rand and Peikoff’s definitions and conclusions about value (or with modified versions of those conclusions), but we reject some of the key substance of how Rand and Peikoff argue.
Some of the material in this reading relies on Rand’s immortal robot argument, which we find unpersuasive. We also criticize some of Peikoff’s arguments.
Within a Christian philosophical context, we do not need to rely on several of the specific (seemingly inadequate) arguments found in this section. Nevertheless, much of the material is correct and useful.
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The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff.
Our reading this week was:
Ch. 6 – Reason as an attribute of the individual 198 to 205
We begin our discussion this week by looking at a thread Jacob Brunton posted to Twitter:
“Conservatives will rightly scoff at the Communist notion of pathetically making yourself and your family material dependents of the tribe.
But those of the anti-individualist variety will openly advocate for being spiritually dependent upon the tribe for your ideas and values.
They proudly assert the virtues of independence, self-sufficiency, and personal responsibility in the material realm, then scorn those same virtues as vices in the spiritual realm of ideas and values.
That which they spurn as effeminate in material life is praised in spiritual life.
Such a gnostic dichotomy cannot, and will not, hold.
The effeminate collectivism of their spiritual world will either bleed over into the material, yielding “Christian” socialists, or they will reject the spiritual altogether as effeminate and impractical.
The solution: Reject the Communism of the soul which demands that you submit your mind and your morals to the tribe, for the same reason that you reject the Communism of the body.
Your mind and values, like your body and your wealth, are yours to steward—and not to be farmed out to others.
Learn the virtue of being an independent thinker, just as you’ve learned the virtue of being an independent producer.
Learn that the ability to come to independent conclusions is of much more value than the ability to make an independent living (which is very valuable).
Learn that, just as material wealth is not a zero sum, neither are ideas or virtues.
Just as the independently wealthy man does not earn his wealth at the expense of others, so the man of independent mind and character does not build that state of soul at the expense of others.
Cooperation is good in both the spiritual and material realms, but only insofar as it is cooperation with other men who are independently competent.
Cooperation with incompetents is not a positive value.
Learn to guard your soul from incompetents as you guard your wealth.”
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The Objectivism Book Study is meeting through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff.
Welcome to the Objectivism Book Study (Week 18) — Nature of Man.
Our reading this week was:
Ch. 6 – Man (Introduction) 187-188
Ch. 6 – Living organisms as goal-directed and conditional 189-193
Ch. 6 – Reason as man’s basic means of survival 193-197
The reading this week introduces the need for a philosophical inquiry into the nature of man.
Leonard Peikoff notes that this inquiry comes before a theory of ethics. Before knowing what is right for man to do, we should establish what man is.
In agreement with Aristotle, Ayn Rand understood man as the rational creature. It is man’s ability to be rational that makes him unique from the other creatures.
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The Objectivism Book Study is meeting through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff.
Our reading in Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand this week was:
Ch. 5 – Certainty as contextual 171-181
Ch. 5 – Mysticism and skepticism as denials of reason 182-186
Is science nothing but a progression of exploded theories? Is all knowledge only relative? Never fully validated? Never absolute, immutable, or certain?
What can Christians learn about these issues from the unique philosophical system of Objectivism?
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The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff.
Welcome to the Objectivism Book Study (Week 16) — Reason vs. the Alternatives.
Our reading this week was:
Ch. 5 – Reason as man’s only means of knowledge 159-162
Ch. 5 – The arbitrary as neither true nor false 163-171
Ayn Rand was once asked if she could summarize the essence of her philosophy while standing on one foot. She replied:
“Metaphysics: Objective Reality. Epistemology: Reason. Ethics: Self-interest. Politics: Capitalism.”
Rand expands on this encapsulation:
“If you want this translated into simple language, it would read:
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“Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed” or “Wishing won’t make it so.”
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“You can’t eat your cake and have it, too.”
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“Man is an end in himself.”
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“Give me liberty or give me death.”
That is an overview of Rand’s whole system of ideas.
To understand the second of those four points is the goal of our discussion today.
Ayn Rand summarized her point about reason:
“Reason (the faculty which identifies and integrates the material provided by man’s senses) is man’s only means of perceiving reality, his only source of knowledge, his only guide to action, and his basic means of survival.”
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The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff.
Welcome to Objectivism Book Study (Week 15) — Reason and Emotion.
“Philosophy is the science that defines the proper relationship between a volitional consciousness and reality.”
-Leonard Peikoff (Induction in Physics and Philosophy, session 6)
This week we are discussing the following sections in Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand:
Ch. 5 – Reason (Introduction) 152
Ch. 5 – Emotions as a product of ideas 153-158
In this section we look at the implications of Objectivist epistemology for our choices about how to live as human beings.
We must commit to live by the guidance of what we learn through observation and conceptualization. That is the choice to be logical and rational. It means we should not only aim to use reason on occasion, but aim to actually live by reason.
The choice to live by reason is the basis of all morality. Within this chapter we’re also going to look at the relation between reason and emotion, reason and faith, and reason and God’s special revelation.
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The Objectivism Book Study is meeting through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff.
Epistemology is the hill on which our civilization lives or dies. Accurate concepts and principles will make the world a better place.
For the New Christian Intellectual is a podcast and online project devoted to explaining this claim and helping Christians learn to think philosophically. That’s why we’re doing this ongoing study of Objectivism: the Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff.
This week we are discussing pages 142 to 151, the section called “Intrinsicism and subjectivism as the two forms of rejecting objectivity.”
While these are abstract topics, as Christians in 2022, we can easily see their importance by looking at what purportedly Christian leaders are saying about how knowledge works.
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The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff.
In this session we continued exploring the Objectivist understanding of essences and universals. We proposed two ways Christians might view Leonard Peikoff’s (and Ayn Rand’s) conclusions about these topics.
Jacob Brunton proposed that Christians could adopt Peikoff’s method of forming concepts, but also reject some of Peikoff’s positions on Metaphysics. Peikoff rejects Platonic Realism and Aristotelian Realism, but Brunton would maintain that Christians are not required to reject those ideas.
I (Cody Libolt) agreed that Christians are not required to reject those ideas, but I did agree with Peikoff’s overall framing of the debate between the variants of Realism, Nominalism and Randian Objectivism. I agreed with Peikoff’s understanding of the term “real” in a philosophical context.
In the second half of the discussion, we explored an example of how we might discuss “essence.” We compared the essence of human maleness vs. human femaleness. We also discussed what it means to be a masculine vs. an effeminate man.
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The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, by Leonard Peikoff.
In this session we explored the Objectivist understanding of the hierarchical nature of knowledge.
The reading was:
Ch. 4 – Knowledge as hierarchical 129-141
“Concepts have a hierarchical structure… The higher, more complex abstractions are derived from the simpler, basic ones (starting with the concepts of perceptually given concretes).”
–Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, pg. 32.
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We look at what fideism (faith-ism) is, and we look at the danger it poses to a rational Christian worldview. Main topics include: What is fideism, exactly? Why does it matter? How is fideism affecting churches? What is the scriptural answer to fideism? About the Podcast For the New Christian Intellectual is a free show created […]
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