Unit 1: What Is Philosophy?
Philosophy: Who Needs It
Philosophy: Who Needs It
Editor’s Note: The following essay is based on a lecture Ayn Rand delivered to the graduating class of West Point Military Academy in March 1974. It was originally published in The Ayn Rand Letter and later included in the 1982 anthology, Philosophy: Who Needs It.
The audio file linked below includes the 41 minute lecture as well as a 27 minute Q & A session.
https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/122101286&color=ff5500
You can access a written transcript of the lecture here: https://courses.aynrand.org/works/philosophy-who-needs-it/