Morals & Markets with Dr. Richard Salsman

About Morals & Markets with Dr. Richard Salsman

Hosted by The Atlas Society’s Senior Scholar, Dr. Richard Salsman, Ph.D., assistant professor of political economy at Duke University, Morals and Markets is a 90-minute webinar held on the fourth Thursday of each month. The purpose of Morals and Markets is to explore the intersections between ethics, politics, economics, and markets. A few readings are included in advance of each session; the sessions begin with opening comments by Dr. Salsman, followed by participants’ questions, comments, and debate. Dr. Salsman emphasizes the ideas and interpretations of novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand and her philosophy of Objectivism, including open-ended interpretations by her successors, but webinar participants need not be familiar with (nor endorse) those ideas; moreover, the webinar incorporates relevant ideas from all types of important and influential philosophers, legal theorists, political economists, business executives, and politicians. Since 2015 Dr. Salsman has taught in Duke’s Program in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE); he also conducts a popular seminar for first-year students, titled “Capitalism, For and Against.” Many of the topics, controversies, and debates that arise in these settings are relevant to topics covered in Morals and Markets.

Publisher

The Atlas Society

Category

education · government · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Dec 2021

Latest episode

22 Nov 2024

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Nov 2024

   Fascism: What It Is, When It Ruled, Whether It’s Back

   Dr. Richard Salsman examines the nature of capitalism, socialism, and fascism, warning that historical patterns indicate a revival of fascist ideologies poses a significant risk to liberty.

2. 

   27 Aug 2024

   The Economics and Egoism of Profit

   "Profit foes accept the ‘zero-sum’ fallacy and the myth that factors of production create equal value. Disdain for profit reflects a deeper distrust of its ethical essence – rational self-interest. Profit is crucial to capitalism, but even in our personal (non-commercial) lives, we’re rational and right to maximize the benefits versus the costs of our actions. On economic, ethical, and personal grounds, profit deserves our unabashed allegiance." - Richard Salsman

3. 

   29 May 2024

   Paternalism, Infantilism & the Welfare State

   Join Atlas Society Senior Scholar Richard Salsman, Ph.D., for our quarterly Morals & Markets (https://www.atlassociety.org/atlas-university/morals-and-markets) webinar to discuss arguments for and against capitalism as proposed by its strongest supporters and opponents. "A free society depends not only on rational philosophy, capitalist economics, and rights-respecting politics but a psychology of mental health rooted in self-esteem and its corollaries (self-confidence, self-responsibility, self-reliance). Many people are anxious, angry, and even phobic about living in a free, vibrant, dynamic culture. Preferring security to liberty, they lose both."

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

5 ratings

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