Aaron Smith, Fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute, talks about Aristotle, his impact on Rand, why she called him the 'cultural barometer of western history' - as well as 'the forgotten man of philosophy'. What did Rand love about Aristotle... and what did she hate?
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Aaron Smith's biography at the Ayn Rand Institute: https://ari.aynrand.org/experts/aaron-smith/
Ayn Rand's review of Aristotle by John Herman Randall, Jr..: https://courses.aynrand.org/works/review-of-aristotle-by-john-herman-randall-jr/
Aaron's article on Stoicism: https://newideal.aynrand.org/the-false-promise-of-stoicism/
The Objectivist Academic Center: https://aynrand.org/students/objectivist-academic-center/
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You can watch all our podcasts on our youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/classicalwisdom
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