The Romantic Manifesto by Ayn Rand | Aristotelian or Kant-Hegelian?

Is Ayn Rand's book on aesthetics a worthy continuation of Aristotle's Poetics or is it inconsistent and full of contradictions? Jan-Ove Tuv, Bork Nerdrum and Nic Thurman sit down to discuss The Romantic Manifesto by the American author and philosopher, Ayn Rand. Topics discussed in this episode: • The importance of Volition and people in action • Are Rand's aesthetic ideas Kant-Hegelian? • Rand's taste in painting and confusing ideology with “quality” • On depicting people with Flaws • A clear line = A clear thought? • Rand's peculiar taste for modernist architecture • Sculptures: Just for ornamentation? • Romanticism: An embrace of life • Why figurative painters should read The Fountainhead • The pathos of the “indifferent” judgment • Romanticism gives us stories to live by ▶ Full video: https://www.patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast The conversation was produced by Bork S. Nerdrum and assisted by Cassander Straumsgaard and Kristine Onsrud. The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts' Hope. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Børge Moe Diego Eric Chartier Matthias Proy Shaun Roberts Viorel Trandafir Fergus Ryan Dean Anthony Jon Harald Aspheim Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Francisco Salvacao Herman Borge Hårek Jordal Andreassen Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jose Luis Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Michael Irish Stacey Evangelista Tonelise Rugaas Trym Jordahl Villiam S-ian Yngve Hellan Would you like to get premium access? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Check out our other channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/SchoolofApelles https://www.youtube.com/c/CultureWarsNow Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/caveofapelles/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/CaveOfApelles For inquiries — [email protected]