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Spiritual Fuel: Appreciating Various Forms of Art

In addition to the variety of talks and panels on philosophy, policy and self-improvement that will be offered at Objectivist Summer Conference 2016, we’ve added a comprehensive course on esthetics which will help you learn how to find value in art.
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The Yaron Brook Show: Rule of Law, Scalia and Ted Cruz

This Saturday, February 27, Yaron Brook is joined by Tara Smith, professor of philosophy and BB&T Chair for the Study of Objectivism at the University of Texas at Austin, and together they will talk about the rule of law, Justice Scalia’s death and Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign.
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Join the Conversation on The Yaron Brook Show

The Yaron Brook Show is a radio talk show that offers a perspective on current events informed by Ayn Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism. As an advocate of reason, egoism and laissez-faire capitalism, Yaron Brook holds many views that go against the grain.
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Apply for the Legal Fellows Program at the Ayn Rand Institute

Are you currently enrolled in a JD program? Have you completed the first year of law school? Are you eager to advance Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism in the culture? If you fit the description, then we can offer you the opportunity to take part in ARI’s summer legal fellowship program.
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Explore the Foundations of Knowledge with Harry Binswanger at Objectivist Summer Conference 2016

For the first time in five years, Harry Binswanger is confirmed to teach a course at the Objectivist summer conference. He will explore advanced topics in metaphysics and epistemology from an Objectivist perspective, drawing on material from his book How We Know: Epistemology on an Objectivist Foundation. Binswanger will address questions that deal with the nature of knowledge. What does it depend upon? And what are the means of acquiring it?
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Elan Journo to Assess Obama’s Middle East Policy

Barack Obama vowed to reset America’s orientation to the world. He also pledged a radical departure from Bush’s policy. Now, as his presidency comes to an end, two important questions arise: How different has Obama’s Middle East policy actually been? And, how should we evaluate it?
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The Yaron Brook Show: Guest Host Edition

Yaron Brook is frequently traveling the world, giving talks on the virtues of capitalism. Every time Yaron hits the road, he’s grateful that his colleagues at the Ayn Rand Institute have always been delighted to fill in for him as guest hosts. And it’s no wonder, since these guest hosts have produced some truly stellar episodes.

Further Reading

Ayn Rand | 1957
For the New Intellectual

The Moral Meaning of Capitalism

An industrialist who works for nothing but his own profit guiltlessly proclaims his refusal to be sacrificed for the “public good.”
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Ayn Rand | 1961
The Virtue of Selfishness

The Objectivist Ethics

What is morality? Why does man need it? — and how the answers to these questions give rise to an ethics of rational self-interest.
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