For the New Christian Intellectual

FTNCI 095: World History in Terms of Philosophy

The New Intellectual Book Study met in 2022 and 2023 to discuss For the New Intellectual , by Ayn Rand. This week our reading was pages 24–37. About the Book Study: Today’s society is degenerating into a cult of despair. Not even churches are immune. In For the New Intellectual , Ayn Rand gave a brilliant overview of the status of Western culture, what brought us here, and how to bring a second Renaissance. The book is a good first or second read for someone wanting to understand Ayn Rand’s Obje...

FTNCI 094: World History in Terms of Attila and the Witch-Doctor

The New Intellectual Book Study met in 2022 and 2023 to discuss For the New Intellectual , by Ayn Rand. This week, our reading was pages 10–23. About the Book Study: Today’s society is degenerating into a cult of despair. Not even churches are immune. In For the New Intellectual , Ayn Rand gave a brilliant overview of the status of Western culture, what brought us here, and how to bring a second Renaissance. The book is a good first or second read for someone wanting to understand Ayn Rand’s Obj...

FTNCI 093: Objectivism Book Study (Week 35) — How Ideas Move History

The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand , by Leonard Peikoff. This week our reading was: The Epilogue: The duel between Plato and Aristotle (451-460) “Philosophy is the prime mover of history,” writes Leonard Peikoff. Today we are discussing what this claim means and how it is so. Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here . ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: List of Dates and Readings Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand About ...

FTNCI 092: Objectivism Book Study (Week 34) — Objective Esthetics

The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand , by Leonard Peikoff. This week our reading was: Chapter 12 – Romantic literature as illustrating the role of philosophy in art (428-437) Chapter 12 – Esthetic value as objective (438-450) Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here . ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: List of Dates and Readings Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand About Us (For the New Christian Intellectual) Ayn Rand and ...

FTNCI 091: Objectivism Book Study (Week 33) — The Role of Art

The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand , by Leonard Peikoff. This week our reading was: Chapter 12 – Introduction (413) Chapter 12 – Art as a concretization of metaphysics (414-428) Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here . ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: List of Dates and Readings Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand About Us (For the New Christian Intellectual) Ayn Rand and Christianity? Christianity + Western Civilizat...

FTNCI 090: Objectivism Book Study (Week 32) — Capitalism as Objective

The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand , by Leonard Peikoff. This week our reading was: Chapter 11 – Capitalism as the system of objectivity 395-405 Chapter 11 – Opposition to capitalism as dependent on bad epistemology 406-412 Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here . ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: List of Dates and Readings Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand About Us (For the New Christian Intellectual) Ayn Rand and ...

FTNCI 089: Objectivism Book Study (Week 31) — Capitalism as Moral

The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand , by Leonard Peikoff. This week our reading was: Ch. 11 – Capitalism (Introduction) 378-379 Ch. 11 – Capitalism as the only moral social system 380-395 For a society’s legal system, the alternatives are either: 1) A policy of legalized plunder. OR 2) Laissez-faire capitalism. There are no other options. Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here . ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: List of Date...

FTNCI 088: Objectivism Book Study (Week 30) — Good and Bad Government

The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand , by Leonard Peikoff. This week our reading was: Ch. 10 – Government as an agency to protect rights 363-368 Ch. 10 – Statism as the politics of unreason 369-377 Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here . ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: List of Dates and Readings Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand About Us (For the New Christian Intellectual) Ayn Rand and Christianity? Christianity +...

FTNCI 087: Objectivism Book Study (Week 29) — Individual Rights

The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand , by Leonard Peikoff. Welcome to Week 29 of the Objectivism Book Study. Our reading this week was: Ch. 10 – Government (Introduction) 350 Ch. 10 – Individual rights as absolutes 351-363 See our related article: “Religious Liberty” — A Different Take Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here . ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: List of Dates and Readings Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Ran...

FTNCI 086: Objectivism Book Study (Week 28) — Happiness

The Objectivism Book Study met through 2022 to study Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand , by Leonard Peikoff. Our reading this week was: Chapter 9: Virtue as practical 329-335 Happiness as the normal condition of man 335-342 Sex as metaphysical 343-349 Listen to the podcast in the player below, or view the video here . ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: List of Dates and Readings Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand About Us (For the New Christian Intellectual) Ayn Rand and Christianity? Christiani...

FTNCI 085: Objectivism Book Study (Week 27) — Trader Principle and Force

FTNCI 084: Objectivism Book Study (Week 26) — Pride

FTNCI 083: Objectivism Book Study (Week 25) — Justice and Productiveness

FTNCI 082: Objectivism Book Study (Week 24) — Integrity and Honesty

FTNCI 081: Objectivism Book Study (Week 23) — Independence

FTNCI 080: Objectivism Book Study (Week 22) — Objective Morality

FTNCI 079: Objectivism Book Study (Week 21) — Value and Virtue

FTNCI 078: Objectivism Book Study (Week 20) — Life and Value

FTNCI 077: Objectivism Book Study (Week 19) — The Reasoning Individual

FTNCI 076: Objectivism Book Study (Week 18) — Nature of Man

FTNCI 075: Objectivism Book Study (Week 17) — Certainty and Context

FTNCI 074: Objectivism Book Study (Week 16) — Reason vs. the Alternatives

FTNCI 073: Objectivism Book Study (Week 15) — Reason and Emotion

FTNCI 072: Objectivism Book Study (Week 14) — Objective Epistemology

FTNCI 071B: Objectivism Book Study (Week 13B) — Essences and Universals

FTNCI 071: Objectivism Book Study (Week 13) — Hierarchy

FTNCI 070B: Objectivism Book Study (Week 12B) — Similarity

FTNCI 070: Objectivism Book Study (Week 12) — Context

FTNCI 069: Objectivism Book Study (Week 11) — Objectivity

FTNCI 068: Objectivism Book Study (Week 10) — Definitions