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  1. The videos by Galtspeaking. They illustrate the philosophy in creative ways, with suitable background music that sets the mood. I'd start by introducing him to something light like that, rather than to the more dry material presented above. And yes, the computer game Bioshock might be a good choice as well. This video on the is also good for illustrating the basics to new people. It's very rudimentary, but effective. I'd avoid the Atlas Shrugged movies. At least the first one, as it'd be just as likely to turn him away from the philosophy entirely. I haven't seen the second one yet, but it's created by the same people. If it works, expect him to become rather obsessive about the philosophy for a period of perhaps 2-3 years before he's prepared to explore new ideas and develop further. One of the flaws of Objectivism is that it's such a purely abstract and theoretical kind of philosophy without any connection to nature, so to speak; it doesn't even acknowledge essential things such as family, nationality, race, spirituality, and so forth, something which eventually turns people off once they (hopefully) realize that they aren't completely rootless individuals. Objectivism is great for awakening young men's interest in philosophy, economics, politics, and much more. Most of all, it made me become intellectually curious and a more critical thinker.
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