The Covid-19 pandemic and the response to it at multiple levels of government have disrupted all of our lives.

Were just beginning to contemplate the challenge of reopening and rebuilding the economy in the face of ongoing viral spread. To do that, its critical to employ the right philosophical framework for thinking about these issues, so as not to be misled by false alternatives, wishful thinking, tribalistic finger-pointing and other forms of distorted thinking.

On Saturday, April 18, the Ayn Rand Institute held an online mini-conference, AynRandCon Live, to present a framework for thinking about the current crisis from the perspective of Ayn Rands philosophy, Objectivism.

The event featured:

All four sessions of the event are available on YouTube (below). If you value the ideas presented here and want to help spread them further, please become an ARI member today.

Download episodes on the ARI Live! podcast (Apple Podcasts, Stitcher).

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A Philosophic Perspective on Infectious Disease Pandemics - New Ideal