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Today on The Yaron Brook Show: What Does It Mean to Be Selfish?

POST by The Editors | View All Posts   February 09, 2015
On today’s episode of The Yaron Brook Show, Yaron talked about the nature and morality of selfishness. Topics included: The definition of selfishness; the superficial “selfishness” of Bernie Madoff; selfishness and benevolence; objectivity, rationality, and happiness; why Objectivism is a philosophy of love.

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