A Socialist Reads Atlas Shrugged

E42 - A Ray of Hidden Light

November 17, 2022 Jonathan Seyfried Season 1 Episode 42
E42 - A Ray of Hidden Light
A Socialist Reads Atlas Shrugged
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A Socialist Reads Atlas Shrugged
E42 - A Ray of Hidden Light
Nov 17, 2022 Season 1 Episode 42
Jonathan Seyfried

In this episode, Jonathan discusses the end of the backstory of Francisco and Dagny's relationship. In reference to the "exhilaration" of Francisco's manic overworking, Jonathan draws out the distinction between workaholism and flow state. Flow state is a concept explained by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (click here for his book on the flow state). This episode contains a lot of commentary about trust in relationships and how Francisco d'Anconia violates Dagny's trust.

My five themes to explore in this podcast's close read of Atlas Shrugged are:

  1. What is human nature?
  2. Straw-man arguments and their impact on the world Ayn Rand creates.
  3. Dagny Taggart as a true hero.
  4. How empathy can be de-legitimized.
  5. What is Capitalism and what is wrong with it? 

Questions or comments? Email me at: socialistreads@gmail.com

Learn more about Jonathan Seyfried at their website, https://jonathanseyfried.art

If you'd like to support my creative work, please visit my Patreon page. (http://patreon.com/jonathanseyfried)

The intro/outro music was composed by John Sib.

The podcast theme image was created by Karina Bia 

Support the Show.

Show Notes

In this episode, Jonathan discusses the end of the backstory of Francisco and Dagny's relationship. In reference to the "exhilaration" of Francisco's manic overworking, Jonathan draws out the distinction between workaholism and flow state. Flow state is a concept explained by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (click here for his book on the flow state). This episode contains a lot of commentary about trust in relationships and how Francisco d'Anconia violates Dagny's trust.

My five themes to explore in this podcast's close read of Atlas Shrugged are:

  1. What is human nature?
  2. Straw-man arguments and their impact on the world Ayn Rand creates.
  3. Dagny Taggart as a true hero.
  4. How empathy can be de-legitimized.
  5. What is Capitalism and what is wrong with it? 

Questions or comments? Email me at: socialistreads@gmail.com

Learn more about Jonathan Seyfried at their website, https://jonathanseyfried.art

If you'd like to support my creative work, please visit my Patreon page. (http://patreon.com/jonathanseyfried)

The intro/outro music was composed by John Sib.

The podcast theme image was created by Karina Bia 

Support the Show.