In this 20 November 2014 episode of Philosophy in Action Radio, philosopher Dr. Diana Brickell podcast on "Ayn Rand's Philosophy: Myth Versus Reality." Topics discussed include:

* Why care about the myths about Ayn Rand's ideas

* Ayn Rand's views on politics, ethics, epistemology, and metaphysics

* Myth #1: Ayn Rand was primarily concerned with politics

* Myth #2: Ayn Rand was an elitist: she despised everyone except super-high achievers

* Myth #3: Ayn Rand's ethics tells people to do whatever the heck they feel like doing

* Myth #4: Ayn Rand supported charity: she just thought it should be voluntary

* Myth #5: Ayn Rand's advocacy of reason and logic excludes any concern for emotions

* Myth #6: Ayn Rand's ideas are compatible with belief in God and Christianity

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