Objectivist Ethics with Tara Smith – Ayn Rand Institute

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Introduction 1 Topic

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What Ethics Is and Why We Need It 3 Topics | 1 Writing Assignment

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Reading: ‘Introduction’ to The Virtue of Selfishness

Reading: “The Objectivist Ethics”

Foundations of Value 5 Topics | 1 Writing Assignment

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Reading: OPAR, Chapter 7, section 1

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 7, section 2

Reading: Viable Values, Chapter 4 “Morality’s Roots in Life”

Reading: Galt’s Speech

Causality, Principles, and “Duty” 2 Topics

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Reading: “Causality versus Duty”

Facts and Values 1 Topic | 1 Writing Assignment

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The Standard of Morality 2 Topics

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Reading: Viable Values, Chapter 5 “Morality’s Reward: Flourishing”

Values and Virtues 3 Topics | 1 Writing Assignment

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Reading: Galt’s Speech

Reading: “The Objectivist Ethics”

Being an Egoist 3 Topics

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Reading: OPAR, Chapter 7, section 4

Reading: A Companion to Ayn Rand, “Egoism and Altruism – Selfishness and Sacrifice”

Living Egoistically With Others 3 Topics

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Reading: Galt’s Speech

Reading: A Companion to Ayn Rand, “A Human Society” Rand’s Social Philosophy