Money-Lending: Its History and Philosophy (MP3 download) Nonfiction

Money-Lending: Its History and Philosophy (MP3 download) NonfictionBy Yaron Brook From ancient Greece to the Middle Ages, the practice of charging interest on loans was branded unproductive and immoral. It was condemned as "usury", a word that connotes wickedness; and money lenders throughout history have been viewed as parasites and villains. Although the ancient prohibitions on money lending have been relaxed since the Middle Ages, they continue to affect public policy, and people's view of finance, even today. Dr.

The Creation of Ayn Rand's Ultimate Ideal Man

The essential characteristic of good writing

enormously productive career

By failing to uphold the value of individual liberty

Using only a few handwritten notes over the course of twelve sessions

While Americans disagree vehemently about all manner of moral and political issues

Rand discusses how intellectuals have failed to undertake any serious scholarly study of the history of freedom versus state control

"Beyond Good and Evil

including what it truly means to be self-interested

Her thought-provoking answer to that question launches an intellectual journey that culminates with Rand’s discovery and definition of a new code of morality

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Because life is action