Interview with Greg Salmieri on Texas Talks Podcast

Recently, Professor Greg Salmieri, an Objectivist philosopher, was interviewed on the Texas Talks podcast, where he discussed Ayn Rand’s ideas and their relation to the ideas of other thinkers, including Aristotle, Marx, and “libertarians.” He also discussed Rand’s influence on his own work and interest in philosophy. Salmieri is a senior fellow at the Civitas Institute and teaches in the philosophy department at the University of Texas at Austin. He often speaks at ARI conferences and teaches courses for ARI’s educational programs.Bradley Swail is the host of the Texas Talks podcast, not an employee of the Ayn Rand Institute.Topics include:How Salmieri became interested in Ayn RandRand’s view of “libertarianism”Rand’s admiration of Aristotle and her improvements to his philosophyWhat Objectivism as “an ordinary, high-powered philosophy” meansThe Ayn Rand Center and Austin’s intellectual sceneRand’s view of religion