"A Defense of Egoism," with Dr. Bach Ho - The Dan Norton Show #16

In this video I chat with Dr. Bach Ho, an Objectivist, about his philosophy Ph.D. dissertation, "A Defense of Egoism." Bach's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DrBachHo 0:00 Intro 2:28 Overview of Bach’s Ph.D. dissertation, “A Defense of Egoism” 10:17 Bach’s background Part 2 of the dissertation (discussed first) 14:24 Back to the dissertation: An “intuitive” defense of egoism, reflective equilibrium 19:50 What kind of response has Bach received to his reflective equilibrium defense of egoism? 21:49 Induction and the role of emotions in ethical thinking (vs. rationalism); the nature of emotions 38:02 John Rawls and reflective equilibrium 39:30 Meeting people where they are Part 1 of the dissertation (discussed second) 42:36 Life-forms, species, and normativity 46:42 “Self-sacrificial” actions by animals (Harry Binswanger) 48:44 The source of normativity as the chunk of matter that is a living thing 51:07 “Self-sacrificial” actions by animals (again) and “occurrent benefit” 59:48 Living things as “chunks of matter” 1:02:52 Judging benefit; when benefit happens 1:12:39 Plants and benefits/values 1:15:24 “Raisins in a pudding” (individual living organisms) as the source of normativity 1:17:38 Species norms vs. individual norms; other Objectivist intellectuals’ feedback 1:24:28 Summary of dissertation 1:25:19 Closing My second video with Bach, about Organic Intelligence®, “an approach to healing and growth developed by Steven Hoskinson.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nebB4jvrRN4 #bachho #egoism #aynrand #selfishness #reflectiveequilibrium #philosophy #intuitions #induction #emotion #rawls #lifeforms #species #normativity #selfsacrifice #binswanger #benefit #value #values #plants #life #organisms #Objectivism