The Objectivist Concept of Self-Esteem by Dr. Edwin A. Locke   In this talk, Dr. Locke discusses self-esteem from a philosophical as well as a psychological perspective. He addresses such issues as: why self-esteem is a fundamental psychological need; the relationship between self-esteem and volition; the mental operations and actions that foster self-esteem; the difference between the Objectivist theory and other theories of self-esteem; the opposite of self-esteem: self-doubt; how people experience self-doubt; how people defend against self-doubt; and why these defenses do not work.