📺  Yaron Brook Show | Dec 1, 2025<br />Conversation W/Harry Binswanger - Individual rights: Everthing You Wanted to Know | Yaron Brook Show<br />episode url: https://youtube.com/live/YNKuYJ1GuPk<br /><br /><b>“Individual Rights: Their Origin, Their Power, and Why They’re Vanishing Today.”</b><br /><br /><i>Why do we have rights at all? Where did they really come from—and why are they evaporating today</i>?<br />Tonight, Yaron Brook sits down with one of the world’s leading Objectivist philosophers, Dr. Harry Binswanger, for a deep and uncompromising exploration of everything you ever wanted to know about individual rights but were never taught.<br /><br />If you want the philosophical ammunition to defend freedom—this episode is a masterclass.<br /><br />👤 About Harry Binswanger<br />Dr. Harry Binswanger is a preeminent Objectivist philosopher, long-time associate and friend of Ayn Rand, and one of the central figures in the development and teaching of Objectivism. He played a major role in the creation of the Ayn Rand Institute, serving 36 years on its Board, and taught philosophy across multiple universities including Pratt Institute, Hunter College, The New School, UT Austin, and more.<br /><br />He conceived and created The Ayn Rand Lexicon, co-edited the epistemology workshops that form the Appendix of the 2nd edition of ITOE, and authored multiple influential works:<br />-- The Biological Basis of Teleological Concepts<br />-- How We Know: Epistemology on an Objectivist Foundation<br />-- Ayn Rand’s Philosophic Achievement (published by ARI upon his retirement from the Board)<br /><br />His membership site and newsletter can be found at HBletter.com.<br /><br />🕒 TIMESTAMPS Main Topics<br />00:00 — Intro<br />00:40 — Who is Harry Binswanger?<br />02:00 — Why are individual rights so important?<br />03:35 — Where do rights come from?<br />05:35 — Inducing the concept of rights<br />07:45 — Why reason is essential<br />10:45 — Why rights became associated with religion<br />13:20 — Thinkers who expanded the idea of rights<br />17:20 — Rights as the bridge between morality and politics<br />20:00 — The Levelers<br />22:00 — The Founding Fathers<br />23:10 — David Hume<br />24:45 — Immanuel Kant<br />26:20 — Auguste Comte<br />27:10 — Hegel<br />28:50 — Rise of the nationalist movement<br />29:20 — Pope Innocent III quote<br />32:30 — Ayn Rand’s Anthem quote<br />36:00 — Altruistic “rights inflation”<br />41:25 — Ayn Rand’s contribution to rights theory<br />46:45 — Why nobody talks about rights today<br />50:35 — RandsdayCon link: https://randsdaycon.thebvh.com/<br /><br />💬 LIVE AUDIENCE Q&amp;A<br />53:45 — What separates animals from man regarding rights?<br />57:26 — Was Ayn Rand “lonely,” or is that projection?<br />59:45 — Is Spinoza’s view of emotional bondage essentially correct?<br />1:03:26 — Are “bondage” or “servitude” the right terms for self-enslavement?<br />1:08:00 — If Yaron were President, would America become more litigious?<br />1:09:23 — Is there a “pre-political” choice that grounds government?<br />See pinned comment for full questions.<br /><br />📌 Tune in now for sharp analysis and bold ideas!  <br />👉 Subscribe for more content that challenges the status quo.  <br /><br /><b>The Yaron Brook Show is Sponsored by </b><br /><ul><li>The Ayn Rand Institute https://www.aynrand.org/starthere</li><li>Energy Talking Points, featuring AlexAI, by Alex Epstein https://alexepstein.substack.com/</li><li>Express VPN https://www.expressvpn.com/yaron</li></ul><br />Join this channel to get access to perks:     / @yaronbrook  <br /><br />Like what you hear? Like, share, and subscribe to stay updated on new videos and help promote the Yaron Brook Show: https://bit.ly/3ztPxTx<br /><br />Support the Show and become a sponsor:  <br /> / yaronbrookshow   or https://yaronbrookshow.com/ or   / yaronbrookshow  <br /><br />Or make a one-time donation: https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJ<br /><br />Continue the discussion by following...

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Conversation W/Harry Binswanger -Individual rights: Everything You Wanted to Know | Yaron Brook Show

DEC 2, 2025145 MIN
Yaron Brook Show

Conversation W/Harry Binswanger -Individual rights: Everything You Wanted to Know | Yaron Brook Show

DEC 2, 2025145 MIN

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📺  Yaron Brook Show | Dec 1, 2025<br />Conversation W/Harry Binswanger - Individual rights: Everthing You Wanted to Know | Yaron Brook Show<br />episode url: https://youtube.com/live/YNKuYJ1GuPk<br /><br /><b>“Individual Rights: Their Origin, Their Power, and Why They’re Vanishing Today.”</b><br /><br /><i>Why do we have rights at all? Where did they really come from—and why are they evaporating today</i>?<br />Tonight, Yaron Brook sits down with one of the world’s leading Objectivist philosophers, Dr. Harry Binswanger, for a deep and uncompromising exploration of everything you ever wanted to know about individual rights but were never taught.<br /><br />If you want the philosophical ammunition to defend freedom—this episode is a masterclass.<br /><br />👤 About Harry Binswanger<br />Dr. Harry Binswanger is a preeminent Objectivist philosopher, long-time associate and friend of Ayn Rand, and one of the central figures in the development and teaching of Objectivism. He played a major role in the creation of the Ayn Rand Institute, serving 36 years on its Board, and taught philosophy across multiple universities including Pratt Institute, Hunter College, The New School, UT Austin, and more.<br /><br />He conceived and created The Ayn Rand Lexicon, co-edited the epistemology workshops that form the Appendix of the 2nd edition of ITOE, and authored multiple influential works:<br />-- The Biological Basis of Teleological Concepts<br />-- How We Know: Epistemology on an Objectivist Foundation<br />-- Ayn Rand’s Philosophic Achievement (published by ARI upon his retirement from the Board)<br /><br />His membership site and newsletter can be found at HBletter.com.<br /><br />🕒 TIMESTAMPS Main Topics<br />00:00 — Intro<br />00:40 — Who is Harry Binswanger?<br />02:00 — Why are individual rights so important?<br />03:35 — Where do rights come from?<br />05:35 — Inducing the concept of rights<br />07:45 — Why reason is essential<br />10:45 — Why rights became associated with religion<br />13:20 — Thinkers who expanded the idea of rights<br />17:20 — Rights as the bridge between morality and politics<br />20:00 — The Levelers<br />22:00 — The Founding Fathers<br />23:10 — David Hume<br />24:45 — Immanuel Kant<br />26:20 — Auguste Comte<br />27:10 — Hegel<br />28:50 — Rise of the nationalist movement<br />29:20 — Pope Innocent III quote<br />32:30 — Ayn Rand’s Anthem quote<br />36:00 — Altruistic “rights inflation”<br />41:25 — Ayn Rand’s contribution to rights theory<br />46:45 — Why nobody talks about rights today<br />50:35 — RandsdayCon link: https://randsdaycon.thebvh.com/<br /><br />💬 LIVE AUDIENCE Q&amp;A<br />53:45 — What separates animals from man regarding rights?<br />57:26 — Was Ayn Rand “lonely,” or is that projection?<br />59:45 — Is Spinoza’s view of emotional bondage essentially correct?<br />1:03:26 — Are “bondage” or “servitude” the right terms for self-enslavement?<br />1:08:00 — If Yaron were President, would America become more litigious?<br />1:09:23 — Is there a “pre-political” choice that grounds government?<br />See pinned comment for full questions.<br /><br />📌 Tune in now for sharp analysis and bold ideas!  <br />👉 Subscribe for more content that challenges the status quo.  <br /><br /><b>The Yaron Brook Show is Sponsored by </b><br /><ul><li>The Ayn Rand Institute https://www.aynrand.org/starthere</li><li>Energy Talking Points, featuring AlexAI, by Alex Epstein https://alexepstein.substack.com/</li><li>Express VPN https://www.expressvpn.com/yaron</li></ul><br />Join this channel to get access to perks:     / @yaronbrook  <br /><br />Like what you hear? Like, share, and subscribe to stay updated on new videos and help promote the Yaron Brook Show: https://bit.ly/3ztPxTx<br /><br />Support the Show and become a sponsor:  <br /> / yaronbrookshow   or https://yaronbrookshow.com/ or   / yaronbrookshow  <br /><br />Or make a one-time donation: https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJ<br /><br />Continue the discussion by following Yaron on Twitter (https://bit.ly/3iMGl6z) and Facebook (https://bit.ly/3vvWDDC )<br /><br />Want to learn more about Ayn Rand and Objectivism? Visit the Ayn Rand Institute: https://bit.ly/35qoEC3<br /><br />#AynRand #Objectivism #IndividualRights #NaturalRights  #Philosophy #HarryBinswanger #YaronBrook #Liberty #Freedom #Enlightenment #Capitalism #Reason #Ethics #Epistemology #PoliticalPhilosophy #FreeSociety #HumanRights #Morality #Liberalism #ClassicalLiberalism #intellectualhistory #individualism  #government  #selfishness #egoism #Morality ​#politics<br /><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yaron-brook-show--3276901/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yaron-brook-show--3276901/support</a>.