The Freedomain Radio Interview with Dr Nathaniel Branden

An interview with a great psychologist and former associate of Ayn Rand...

http://www.freedomainradio.com

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Education

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• nathaniel
• brandon
• ayn
• ran
• objectivism
• objectivist

[andrewh817]

Quality video as usual.........on a side note, I have been trying for about a month to get my account approved on the Freedomain website. I already got the email that said it was approved but it still says it is pending when I attempt to log in.

Very frustrating, hopefully you have an idea of why this is happening.

[stefbot]

Can you email me your user name? I will check it out...

[xelenty]

It was unfortunate he had very little to add, because your questions were really good.. However, thanks for going to the trouble of setting this up..

[Valelacerte]

I read, and put into practice, some of Branden's exercises, and it was certainly worthwhile. However, am I the only one that finds his tempestuous relationships rather contrary to his teachings of love and self-esteem? My reading, of Branden's account of visiting Rand with his wife, was that they basked in their own relationship and gloated at Rand's loneliness, provoking her, and describing her decline with mock compassion.

I'm not sure I believe this man's professed principles.

[DecassyJake]

@UrbyKris No worries...I'm not really as impressed with Stef's interview techniques as I once was....I find the objectavist or randian approach to rationality now to be quite hysterical enough! Stef can be as bad as Peikoff in his own absolutist approach, check "There are no absolutes, there is no such thing as absolute truth." Where Stiffy attempts to critique an article without reading it thru first....

[UrbyKris]

@DecassyJake Oh, sorry... didn't see this was 2 years ago...

[UrbyKris]

@DecassyJake I agree!

[Cardywhite111]

so interesting...I knew nothing about this before hearing this vid....I will try to get hold of the books mentioned...I agree the job of schools is to prepare young people to be independent...and to be able to grow....and continue learning all their lives... I also agree the choices we make as we grow up affect our future lives...so much food for thought...thanks...

[rubberbaby00]

Giving every kid on the team a trophy for effort?

Never seen it happen.

I have seen some fucked up overly competitive parents ride their kids into sports that distract them from their education and serve no purpose to in their careers.

I wonder how many straw men it takes to make a straw team.

[RightJungle]

He mentions "The Vision of Ayn Rand: Basic Principles of Objectivism". The book is great in either the transcription or the audio book. I really recommend it to all Rand and Branden Fans.

[RightJungle]

Keep in mind that Dr. Branden is about 81 years old. Sometime back he sent out a promotional e-mail introducing a young man who seemed to be assigned the task of taking over his work on self-esteem. Even if he is considering retiring, his personal energy still seems pretty high and his intellect is still as sharp as ever as demonstrated by his willingness to argue with his interviewer.

[OregonCoastGhost]

Not much of an interview. By 19:00 the interviewee ended up asking Stef questions! I learned very little about Dr. Branden, but still enjoyed the ideas put forth.

[mrbenja]

i got into rand and libertarianism the same way, through the fountainhead, because it was recommended in the cd booklet of a band called Rise Against (even though they're a bit lefty).

It's a pity Branden didn't have much to say here

[DrKleiner]

he sounds a bit depressed