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Leonard Peikoff

Author of Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand. Rand’s designated legal and literary heir. ARI's co-founder

ARI Writers And Speakers

Yaron Brook

Chairman of the Board, Ayn Rand Institute
Specialties
Business Ethics, Economic Policy, Financial Markets

Onkar Ghate

Chief Philosophy Officer and Senior Fellow, Ayn Rand Institute
Specialties
Ayn Rand Novels & Ideas, Education & Multiculturalism, Laissez Faire Capitalism

Elan Journo

Senior Fellow and Vice President of Content Products, Ayn Rand Institute
Specialties
Arab Israeli Conflict, Ethics In Foreign Policy, Islamist Movement

Keith Lockitch

Vice President of Education and Senior Fellow, Ayn Rand Institute
Specialties
Ayn Rand Novels & Ideas, Energy & Industrialization, Environmental Issues

Ben Bayer

Fellow and Director of Content, Ayn Rand Institute
Specialties
Ayn Rand Novels & Ideas, Epistemology, Free Will & Determinism

Aaron Smith

Instructor and Fellow, Ayn Rand Institute
Specialties
Ancient Greek Philosophy, Ayn Rand Novels & Ideas, Religion & Morality

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Peter Schwartz

Distinguished Fellow, Ayn Rand Institute
Specialties
Egoism & Selfishness

Harry Binswanger

Member, Board of Directors, Ayn Rand Institute
Specialties
Ayn Rand, Capitalism, Egoism & Selfishness

Robert Mayhew

Professor of Philosophy, Seton Hall University
Specialties
Ancient Philosophy, Aristotle, Atlas Shrugged

Tara Smith

Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin
Specialties
Egoism & Selfishness, Individual Rights, Morality & Ethics

Edwin A. Locke

Dean's Professor (Emeritus) of Leadership and Motivation, R.H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Specialties
Business Ethics, Business Management, Free Will

Jeff Britting

Physical and Analog Archivist, Ayn Rand Archives, Ayn Rand Institute
Specialties
Ayn Rand Biography, Impact Of Rand, Objectivist Esthetics

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THE PHILOSOPHY OF OBJECTIVISM

This course presents, in essential terms, the theoretical structure of Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism. Rand endorsed the course, attending every lecture and participating in many of the question periods.

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LEONARD PEIKOFF
Course Length
12 Lessons
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