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Why Free Will Is Crucial to Explaining the Jihadist Movement (AynRandCon 2016)

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Channel: Ayn Rand Institute · 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism

Philosophy is often disparaged as an ivory tower pursuit that makes no difference in the real world. But if you know how to look, you can see its influence everywhere. This talk by Elan Journo, fellow and director of Policy Research at the Ayn Rand Institute, explores how today's widespread acceptance of determinism has left many people unable to grasp what a truly self-interested foreign policy in the Middle East would consist of.

This talk was recorded live at Ayn Rand Student Conference 2016 at the Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel, Atlanta, George, on Saturday, November 5, 2016.

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