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Introduction by Ayn Rand
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This 1901 novel is the story of one man's ingenuity, perseverance and struggle in the construction of a grain elevator
and of his exhilarating triumph.
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The Romantic Manifesto
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A profoundly original presentation of a rational esthetics.
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The Voice of Reason
By Ayn Rand
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Objectivism in One Lesson
By Andrew Bernstein
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This book seeks to show that Ayn Rand's philosophy, on every question, topic, and issue, from its commitment
to logic to its advocacy of selfishness to its championing of laissez-faire capitalism, to every other, is
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The Resurgence of Big Government
By Yaron Brook
(ARI Lecture Series; September 18, 2008)
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Yaron Brook discusses why Americans began to embrace free markets during the '80s and '90s—and why this
trend could not last. He argues that capitalism had proved itself to be the only economic system capable of
achieving lasting prosperity, but that a crucial failure on the part of capitalism's defenders made the
resurgence of big government inevitable … more
(Approx. 2 hrs., with Q & A)
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Filosofía: Quién la Necesita
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This is the Spanish-language edition of Philosophy: Who Needs It. In this collection of essays, Ayn Rand sumarizes
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El Manifiesto Romántico
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This is the Spanish-language edition of The Romantic Manifesto. A profoundly original presentation of a rational esthetics.
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Capitalismo: El Ideal Desconocido
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This is the Spanish-language edition of Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. A comprehensive defense of the only social system
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Solon the Thinker
By John Lewis
In Solon the Thinker John Lewis presents the hypothesis that Solon saw Athens as a self-governing,
self-supporting system akin to the early Greek conceptions of the cosmos. Solon's polis functions not
through divine intervention but by its own internal energy, which is founded on the intellectual health of its
people, depends upon their acceptance of justice and moderation as orderly norms of life and leads to the
rejection of tyranny and slavery in favor of freedom. But Solon's naturalistic views are limited; in his own life
each person is subject to the arbitrary foibles of moira, the inscrutable fate that governs human life
and that brings us to an unknowable but inevitable death. Solon represents both the new rational, scientific
spirit that was sweeping the Aegean—and a return to the fatalism that permeated Greek intellectual
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Early Greek Lawgivers
By John Lewis
This book examines the men who brought laws to the early Greek city-states, as an introduction both to the development
of law and to the basic issues in early legal practice. The lawgiver was a man of special status, who could resolve
disputes without violence, and bring a sense of order to his community by proposing comprehensive norms of ethical
conduct. He established those norms in the form of oral or written
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(100 pages)
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Property Rights in American History
By Eric Daniels
This course investigates the history of property rights in America from the founding era to the present. Dr.
Daniels illustrates how property rights came under political and moral attack in the nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries, and how a proper defense of property rights is the means of defending all individual
rights more fully. He also indicates, in detail, how property rights lost constitutional protection in
America's judicial system … more
(4 hrs., 36 min., with Q & A)
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James Jerome Hill: Empire Builder
By Talbot Manvel
The Great Northern Railway was built without a penny of federal money and never went bankrupt. The listener will
learn the story of James J. Hill and how he took a bankrupt railroad in Minnesota and built it into a
transcontinental railroad to the Pacific Ocean. Hill built slowly, but profitably, across a desolate,
inhospitable region, and turned it into the prosperous American Northwest of a million and half people, a feat
that earned him the title "Empire Builder" … more
(75 min., with Q & A)
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Plato's Laws
By Robert Mayhew
"God or some human-strangers, who is given credit for laying down your laws?" So begins Plato's last and
longest dialogue, the Laws. In the Republic, Plato created his ideal political community,
wherein philosopher-kings ruled absolutely. Years later, in the Laws, he described in detail what
he claimed is the second best city—one ruled not by philosophers but by laws. This course expands
one's knowledge of Plato's philosophy through a close look at this neglected work. As one might expect,
given the opening line of the dialogue, the main concerns of the Laws are political philosophy and
religion—and the connection between the two. Dr. Mayhew pays special attention to Book 10 of the
Laws, which contains Plato's arguments for the existence of gods and his account of what a good
city ought to do with atheists … more
(4 hrs., 24 min., with Q & A)
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The Scientific Revolution
By David Harriman
The scientific revolution of the seventeenth century was a turning point in the history of human thought. The
efficacy of the inductive method, based on experiment and mathematics, was dramatically demonstrated in the
work of a few great men. In this course, Mr. Harriman focuses primarily on Kepler and Newton. Their discovery
processes are examined, and the epistemological criteria of proof for a scientific theory are
discussed … more
(4 hrs., 38 min., with Q & A)
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The Morality of Capitalism
By Eric Daniels
(ARI Lecture Series; May 22, 2008)
Despite capitalism's enormous success in producing material abundance and political freedom, it faces a
crisis—one that may lead to its demise. Capitalism is perishing because its supposed defenders lack a real
defense.
In this lecture, Eric Daniels explores the most common arguments in favor of capitalism. He finds that they all
break down in the face of the popular argument that capitalism is immoral and destructive—because it is
selfish. Dr. Daniels explains that only Ayn Rand's crucial insight—that capitalism is the only moral social
system because it is based on "the virtue of selfishness"—can truly defend capitalism. He illustrates the
need for a moral, and not just an economic, defense of
capitalism … more
(2 hrs., 23 min., with Q & A)
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Thomas Edison: Self-Made Inventor
By Elan Journo
During his long, enormously productive career, Thomas Alva Edison brought into the world a plethora of
life-enhancing values. What underlay Edison's legendary productiveness and dedication to his goals? This
talk, which explores his career through 1884, aims to answer that
question … more
(92 min., with Q & A)
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Two, Three, Four and All That
By Pat Corvini
Number, though ubiquitous, is widely misunderstood. Drawing on Objectivist epistemology, this course sheds new light
on the subject by sketching a reduction of the key ideas behind the modern number system and by showing their
connection to cognition in general. Recognizing the objectivity of number provides a new framework for resolving
historical and modern debates, and yields a heightened appreciation for the science of mathematics as a
whole … more
(4 hrs., 29 min., with Q & A)
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Audio CD; 6-CD set: $61.95
Woodstock's Legacy: The Rise of Environmentalism and the Religious Right
By Yaron Brook
(ARI Lecture Series; May 1, 2008)
At Ford Hall Forum in 1969, Ayn Rand examined the cultural significance of two high-profile, enormously well-attended
but very different events: Woodstock and the Apollo 11 launch. She showed why these two events, so opposite
in nature, were a product of a long-standing philosophical dichotomy, reason versus emotion.
In this talk, Yaron Brook considers how these two opposing forces have manifested themselves in American culture in the
ensuing decades. He examines the Apollonian elements which are lifting us to the stars. And he examines the Dionysian
elements—religion and environmentalism—which are dragging us back down into the mud, figuratively and
literally … more
(2 hrs., 9 min., with Q & A)
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DVD: $18.95
Audio CD; 2-CD set: $16.95
American Slavery, American Freedom
By C. Bradley Thompson
This course examines the intellectual and political history of the movement to abolish slavery in the United States. Lecture
one presents the history of American slavery and the political philosophy of those who defended it. Lecture two examines the
rise of the Abolitionist movement in the 1830s. Lecture three elucidates the wide spectrum of ideas and political programs
open to antislavery advocates during the antebellum period … more
(4 hrs., 15 min., with Q & A)
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Audio CD; 6-CD set: $58.95
Also by C. Bradley Thompson:
Antislavery Political Writings, 1833–1860: A Reader
The abolitionist movement in nineteenth century America led directly to the end of slavery in the United States. The movement
was deeply divided, however, as abolitionists clashed with each other over methods, strategies, and tactics, as well as with
proslavery opponents. This unique collection of more than twenty original documents captures the deep ideological divisions
within the abolitionist movement. Together these selections demonstrate the development and deep disputes within the
antislavery movement in the years leading up to and including the Civil War.
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Softcover; 320 pages: $29.95
Economics (part 1): The Nature of Economics, Wealth and the Division of Labor
By Brian P. Simpson
This course is part 1 of a multi-part economics course. Some questions answered in part 1 include: Is economics the science of
scarcity and choice or the science of wealth creation? How does the division of labor increase productivity?
This course is equivalent to a basic undergraduate economics course, except it is taught from an Objectivist perspective. It
refutes many fallacies taught in university economics and demonstrates why it is important to understand
economics … more
(4 hrs., 29 min., with Q & A)
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Audio CD; 6-CD set: $61.95
Money Can Buy Happiness
By Tara Smith
Tara Smith challenges the bromide that says that money cannot buy happiness. She argues that money's critics often
misunderstand the source and value of money, criticize it on the basis of faulty philosophical assumptions, or focus
only on pathologies involving money but stemming from other problems. Smith explains the source of money, its great
value as a tool of economic exchange, and, when earned and used well, its considerable physical and psychological
rewards. This edition is a reprint of an essay first published in Reason Papers (Summer
2003) … more
(25 pages)
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The Creation of Ayn Rand's Ultimate Ideal Man: Who Was John Galt?
By Shoshana Milgram
This lecture describes the creation of John Galt from Ayn Rand's earliest thoughts about the character, through her
preparatory notes and the edited drafts of the manuscript, to the final text of the novel. Topics include key
elements of the characterization, significant changes in Galt's plot function and in his relationships with other
characters, inspirations from fiction and from life, editing for style and content, and the catch phrase "Who is
John Galt?" … more
(81 min., with Q & A)
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