154. David Sloan Wilson — Atlas Hugged: The Autobiography of John Galt III

<p>In episode 154, Michael speaks with renowned evolutionary theorist David Sloan Wilson about his new novel <em>Atlas Hugged: The Autobiography of John Galt III</em>, a devastating critique of Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism and its impact on the world. Shermer and Wilson discuss: the role of fiction and film in spreading ideas, good and bad; empirical/pragmatic/mythic truths; individualism vs. collectivism; why liberals/progressives/feminists don‘t like Rand; the nature of human nature; how small groups best operate and how to scale that up to whole societies; capitalism: good and bad; income inequality; Objectivism and Christianity; and more…</p>