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Atlas Shrugged: Its Influence After Fifty Years
Cambiar vista de pantalla: Yaron Brook October 11th 2007 | Universidad Francisco Marroquín | Duración:..
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During its fifty years of existence, Atlas Shrugged has been an influential book in the business community and Free Market promoters. Commonly, there is a negative stereotype about businessmen, because the profit motif is associated with greed, egoism, lies, and evil. The importance of this book is that it creates a positive and heroic view about businessmen. Business is a rational activity that creates value in society, the profit motif is an essential component for its success. Rand's moral defense of Capitalism is the pursue of happiness; reason, self interest and rational egoism are the components of individual happiness and the basis of survival.
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Yaron Brook is President and Executive Director of the Ayn Rand Institute. He speaks at universities and corporations, promoting Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism and has been invited to radio and television shows for his expertise on the Middle East, foreign policy and economy. He holds a Master and a Doctorate degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and he's former professor of Ethics and Finance in Santa Clara University.
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Last update: 18/12/2007
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Credits
Atlas Shrugged: Its Influence after fifty years
Yaron Brook
Milton Friedman Auditorium
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Guatemala, October 11th 2007
A New Media - UFM production. Guatemala, October 2007
Camera: Manuel Alvarez, Jorge Samayoa; digital editing: Adrián Méndez; index and synopsis: Christiaan Ketelaar; content reviser: Katty Schellenger; publication: Pedro David España
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 | Opening credits |
| Introduction |
 | Influence of Atlas Shrugged
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| Free Market movements |
| Impact on business community |
| The negative stereotype of business
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| Greed |
| Constant attacks against businessmen |
| Positive business view in Atlas Shrugged
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| Consequences of the absence of profits in society |
| Mooney and happiness |
| Meaning of selfishness
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| Response to the Enron crisis |
| Common ethic |
| Celebration of the profit motif
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| Business as the creation of value |
| Standard of morality
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| Difference between liars and egoists |
| The self destructive cycle of lies |
| New view about self interest and egoism |
| The morality of Capitalism
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| Limitations of Adam Smith's theory
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| The dangers of public interest |
| Separation between Economics and State |
| Moral defense of Capitalism
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| Rational egoism |
| Human intelligence as the basis of survival |
| Business as a rational and intelligent activity |
| Conclusions |
| Questions
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| Is business the only activity that can provide self fulfillment? |
| What is your personal opinion about social responsibility? Do you think that companies need social responsibility policies?
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| Economic inefficiency of social responsibility |
| Doing business |
| Difference between sacrifice and trade |
| Why is selfishness the essence of morality?
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| The role of government: prevention of force |
| Can a religion be developed with Ayn Rand's principles? |
| Final credits |
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