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"The Distinctively Human Form of Life" by Gregory Salmieri

2,790 views · Published 29 August 2018 · 47:44 · Indexed 1 November 2026

Channel: Ayn Rand Institute · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

This is part 3 of the course ‘What Is Liberty’ which was recorded at Ayn Rand Student Conference 2017. Here’s the playlist for this course: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqsoWxJ-qmMusQPtWeOIXnWMYaOegGCOJ

"The Distinctively Human Form of Life"

At the base of Rand’s politics is her conception of human life as a self-sustaining activity of thinking and producing, which each individual human being must initiate and perform. This talk explores why Rand thinks recognition of this moral fact is crucial to political philosophy.

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