Mark Pellegrino and Michael Liebowitz - Philosophy and Mental Health Episode 3

Mark Pellegrino and Michael Liebowitz discuss good and bad choices and the role philosophy plays living a better life.
00:00:00 Mark Pellegrino and Michael Liebowitz
00:01:20 How did Michael Liebowitz end up spending 25 years in prison?
00:01:50 Growing up in Connecticut
00:04:45 Inside the Criminal Mind by Dr Samenow
00:08:28 Mark Pellegrino's difficult upbringing
00:11:30 Good influences in Michael's life
00:17:54 What you are versus what you want to be
00:20:00 Making yourself a moral agent
00:23:00 You can't allow a criminal one lie
00:26:26 The honesty and integrity of Rand's heroes is accessible
00:32:50 Fear of abandonment and suicide
00:38:47 It takes courage to be rational
00:44:41 Values and emotions
00:49:18 Jiu-Jitsu as physical self talk
00:51:54 Are people born evil?
01:01:30 How do you process attacks on social media
01:14:50 Getting stuck reading Ayn Rand and holding back opinions
01:22:15 Smart people and having purpose
Mark's Patreon subscribers [$5 tier and above] were invited to watch the discussion live and participate in a Q&A.
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The next scheduled guest is Aaron Smith, an instructor at the Ayn Rand University.

[@tomburroughes9834]

Michael's ascent from a very bad place is proof, surely, that good ideas have good consequences, and that embracing free will, agency and throwing off a victim mindset can lead to better things.

[@Weirdomanification]

Yes!

[@spark556]

Best Lucifer in the history of TV

[@SuzyMcCheese]

wow!
i see a random episode of northern exposure, do a deep dive that leads me here, and I'm blown away. you folks are killing it so thanks for the open excellent necessary discussion. im hooked.

[@michalsluzynski3897]

This is excellent content. Hope to meet you during OCON soon!

[@poet.in.flight]

"Allow yourself not a single lie" This will stick with me. Thanks guys!

[@lbroome]

Thanks Mark, good to see a channel with actual applications of Objectivism.

[@micchaelsanders6286]

Great episode!

[@jamesvalliant6707]

This is awesome!

[@2xcary]

🤘🖤

[@micchaelsanders6286]

42:00

[@Visaplace1]

Who is David Smith ?

[@MarkRPellegrino]

A losertarian