Ajouter "Ayn Rand Interview with Tom Snyder (1979)"

#aynrandinterview #tomsnyder #aynrand The Russia born writer-philosopher Ayn Rand is guest on 'The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder' during this July 3, 1979 interview, newly uploaded for 2021. Rand discusses her overview of objectivism; how objectivism differs from religious dogma; the importance of man's reason as his basic means of survival; the immorality of acting upon whims/emotions; the virtue of rationality; Rand's childhood recollections and being unchallenged by her school's curriculum; writing screenplays and novels during class as a child; her claim that she has been an objectivist since the age of two years old and that she has not changed her convictions since; religion as philosophy; her lack of fear of death; her feeling that America is being destroyed by universities preaching collectivism, mysticism, and altruism rather than American ideals of individualism and capitalism; her criticism of President Jimmy Carter; German philosopher Immanuel Kant as the ruling philosopher and principal villain of our time, resulting in a current youth population that does drugs and lacks goals, values, and selfishness; her belief that selfishness is a virtue; one's responsibility to oneself and one's own happiness; the current time as an 'envious' in which people attack others for their success; her response to those who denounce her; her belief that the USA will not be saved by the intellectuals, but by average citizens who realize the country must turn to the right; her claim that she is not a conservative; and her true love of the United States of America. #tomsnyderinterviews #aynrandtomsnyder #tomsnyderaynrand "I may not literally mean a God, but I like what that expression means: thank god, or god bless you. It means the highest possible to me, and I will certainly thank god for this country." -Ayn Rand AYN RAND (1905 - 1982) was a Russian-American writer and philosopher. She is known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system she named Objectivism. Born and educated in Russia, she moved to the United States in 1926. (wikipedia) #tomsnyderinterview To create her unusual stories and characters, Rand had to define the new ideas and principles that guide her heroes. She had to create a new philosophy. "I am interested in philosophical principles," she wrote, "only as they affect the actual existence of men; and in men, only as they reflect philosophical principles." For Rand, philosophy is not an esoteric subject but a daily force shaping individual lives and human history. You must have some view of the kind of world you live in, of how best to understand and deal with it, and of what to aim at in life. Your only choice is whether your philosophical premises are acquired by your own independent thinking or absorbed unquestioningly from those around you. Formally, Rand called her philosophy "Objectivism," but informally she called it "a philosophy for living on earth." (aynrand.org) The Ayn Rand Institute: The Center for the Advancement of Objectivism, commonly known as the Ayn Rand Institute (ARI), is a 501(c) nonprofit think tank in Irvine, California, that promotes Objectivism, the philosophy developed by Ayn Rand. Its stated goal is to "spearhead a cultural renaissance that will reverse the anti-reason, anti-individualism, anti-freedom, anti-capitalist trends in today's culture". The organization was established in 1985, three years after Rand's death, by Ed Snider and Leonard Peikoff, Rand's legal heir .ARI has several educational and outreach programs, which include providing intellectuals for public appearances, supporting Objectivist campus clubs, supplying Rand's writings to schools and professors, assisting overseas Objectivist institutions, organizing annual conferences and running the Objectivist Academic Center. ARI promotes Objectivism, the philosophy developed by Ayn Rand. (https://youtube.com/user/AynRandInstitute) TOM SNYDER (1936 - 2007) was an American pioneering television personality and figure in broadcast journalism who brought a no non-sense attitude to broadcast television news. He was best known for his late nigh talk shows Tomorrow (NBC) and The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder (CBS). His engaging style combined with his irascible attitude, made him one of the best known journalists of his time, back when having a nationally televised and thought provoking late night talk show actually meant something. It was a totally different time in television, as the news was delivered as information with no spin or opinion of the newsman. He marked the end of an era. TOM SNYDER INTERVIEWS: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxEUz9H7TzIG2CPcxZ7kq3Sn8U0-MXF3P MORE AYN RAND: https://youtu.be/XByGLeDxbXY If you enjoyed the content that is posted on this channel, please show support by clicking this link and subscribing: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCefvHYrAXaIcb5Kuy13vlRA Thanks….