Today we bring back one of our favorites, <a href="https://the-secular-foxhole.captivate.fm/episode/interview-with-james-valliant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Valliant</a>, an Ayn Rand scholar, whom along with Martin and I, discuss Miss Rand’s seminal essay,&nbsp;"<a href="https://courses.aynrand.org/works/faith-and-force-the-destroyers-of-the-modern-world/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Faith&nbsp;and Force: The Destroyers of the Modern World.</a>" Don’t Miss It!Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:<ul><li><a href="http://aynrandlexicon.com/ayn-rand-works/faith-and-force.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Faith and Force: The Destroyers of the Modern World</a></li><li><a href="https://ari.aynrand.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/FCIT_What_You_Can_Do.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What You Can Do</a></li><li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Auguste-Comte" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Auguste Comte</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deontological_ethics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Deontological ethics</a></li><li><a href="http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/collectivism.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Collectivism</a></li><li><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316255/ominous-parallels-by-leonard-peikoff/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ominous Parallels</a></li><li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/pure-reason" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Pure reason"</a></li><li><a href="http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/racism.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Racism</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3294018-personal-destinies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Personal Destinies: A Philosophy of Ethical Individualism</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Herman_Randall_Jr." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Herman Randall Jr.</a></li><li><a href="https://aynrandsociety.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Ayn Rand Society</a></li><li><a href="http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/envy-hatred_of_the_good_for_being_the_good.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Age of Envy</a></li></ul> Episode 22&nbsp;(40&nbsp;minutes) was recorded at 10 PM CET, on May 14, 2021, with&nbsp;<a href="https://ringr.com/ego" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ringr app</a>. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

James Valliant on Ayn Rand's Essay, Faith and Force

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James Valliant on Ayn Rand's Essay, Faith and Force

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