Objectivism – ARI Campus

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Gregory Salmieri

Senior Scholar of Philosophy at the Salem Center, University of Texas at Austin

Atlas Shrugged as a Work of Philosophy

4 Lessons

4h 47m

Level

Intermediate

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Available with Spanish subtitles! ¡Disponible con subtítulos en español! Ayn Rand stated the theme of Atlas Shrugged as: “the role of the mind in man’s existence—and, as corollary, the demonstration of a new moral philosophy: the morality of...

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Leonard Peikoff

Ayn Rand’s Foremost Student and the Author of the Definitive Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

Reflections on Life and Personal Values

5 Lessons

5h 54m

Level

Intermediate

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In this collection of talks spanning more than a decade, Leonard Peikoff reflects on a wide range of topics of significant importance to his life, both personally and professionally. Several of these discussions are informal:...

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Leonard Peikoff

Ayn Rand’s Foremost Student and the Author of the Definitive Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

Lectures on Culture and Politics

5 Lessons

6h 10m

Level

Intermediate

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In this collection of talks and lectures, Leonard Peikoff addresses key cultural, philosophical, and political phenomena from the perspective of Objectivism. Topics include: the philosophic foundations of capitalism and the rise of statism in America,...

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Gregory Salmieri

Senior Scholar of Philosophy at the Salem Center, University of Texas at Austin

Objectivist Epistemology in Outline

4 Lessons

6h 3m

Level

Advanced

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Ayn Rand held that “philosophy is primarily epistemology,” the “science devoted to the discovery of the proper methods of acquiring and validating knowledge.” This class surveys Rand’s “new approach to epistemology” — the most original...

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Leonard Peikoff

Ayn Rand’s Foremost Student and the Author of the Definitive Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

The DIM Hypothesis II

6 Lessons

9h 2m

Level

Advanced

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In this six-lecture course recorded in July of 2010 at the Objectivist summer conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Leonard Peikoff discusses the final parts of his then book-in-progress The DIM Hypothesis, published in 2012. Here is...

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Leonard Peikoff

Ayn Rand’s Foremost Student and the Author of the Definitive Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

The DIM Hypothesis I

6 Lessons

9h 34m

Level

Advanced

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In this six-lecture course recorded in July of 2007 at the Objectivist summer conference in Telluride, Colorado, Leonard Peikoff discusses the first parts of his then book-in-progress The DIM Hypothesis, published in 2012. Here is a...

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Onkar Ghate

Gregory Salmieri

Seminar on Ayn Rand’s Political Philosophy

6 Lessons

12h 5m

Level

Intermediate

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Ayn Rand wrote extensively about political philosophy, arguing that the principles and ideas responsible for the remarkable economic and social progress of the nineteenth century were little understood a century later, and that their implicit...

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Harry Binswanger

Onkar Ghate

Exploring Objectivism:
The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

8 Lessons

5h 28m

Level

Beginner

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Available with Spanish subtitles! ¡Disponible con subtítulos en español! If you have ever wondered what philosophy is and how ideas shape human life, this course is for you. Join Gloria Álvarez as she interviews Ayn Rand Institute...

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Tara Smith

Professor of Philosophy University of Texas at Austin

Rationality and Objectivity

5 Lessons

4h 57m

Level

Intermediate

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Though rationality and objectivity are central to Objectivism, Objectivists’ understanding of these concepts is often sketchy. In this course, Dr. Smith deepens your understanding of exactly what rationality and objectivity consist of. It identifies the...

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Gregory Salmieri

Ben Bayer

Objective Thinking

6 Lessons

8h 19m

Level

Intermediate

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If you are an honest person, you are not content to hold beliefs subjectively—because of accidental features of your psychology or circumstances. You aspire to be objective—to conform all of your thinking to the facts....

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Onkar Ghate

Chief Philosophy Officer & Senior Fellow

Seize the Reins of Your Mind

2 Lessons

1h 26m

Level

Beginner

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Available with Spanish subtitles! ¡Disponible con subtítulos en español! Many educated people today dismiss free will as an illusion and instead view themselves and other people as determined by their environment and their genetics. Objectivism offers a...

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Leonard Peikoff

Ayn Rand’s Foremost Student and the Author of the Definitive Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

Induction in Physics and Philosophy

7 Lessons

13h 14m

Level

Advanced

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These historic lectures present, for the first time, the solution to the problem of induction, and thereby complete, in every essential respect, the validation of reason. Dr. Peikoff begins by identifying the axioms of induction and...

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Gregory Salmieri

Senior Scholar of Philosophy at the Salem Center, University of Texas at Austin

Ayn Rand’s Conception of Valuing

3 Lessons

4h 23m

Level

Intermediate

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Available with Spanish subtitles! ¡Disponible con subtítulos en español! In her fiction and early journal entries, Ayn Rand frequently refers to valuing as an action that one must “know how to” perform. That choice of words represents...

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Harry Binswanger

Member, Board of Directors

Psycho-Epistemology II

2 Lessons

3h 5m

Level

Advanced

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Ayn Rand defined psycho-epistemology as “the study of man’s cognitive processes from the aspect of the interaction between the conscious mind and the automatic functions of the subconscious.” In these lectures extending material presented in “Psycho-Epistemology I”,...

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Harry Binswanger

Member, Board of Directors

Psycho-Epistemology I

3 Lessons

3h 22m

Level

Advanced

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Ayn Rand defined psycho-epistemology as “the study of man’s cognitive processes from the aspect of the interaction between the conscious mind and the automatic functions of the subconscious.” In these illuminating lectures on this new science, Harry...

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Leonard Peikoff

Ayn Rand’s Foremost Student and the Author of the Definitive Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

Introduction to Objectivism

1 Lesson

1h 18m

Level

Beginner

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Available with Spanish subtitles! ¡Disponible con subtítulos en español! In this video, philosopher Leonard Peikoff presents the essentials of Ayn Rand’s philosophy to a group of students, then answers their questions. Peikoff, who was Rand’s friend and...

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Harry Binswanger

Member, Board of Directors

Concepts and Propositions

6 Lessons

5h 43m

Level

Advanced

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Ayn Rand’s theory of concepts is revolutionary in the field of philosophy and it forms the backbone of the Objectivist theory of knowledge. In this course, given at Objectivist Summer Conference 2017 (OCON), Harry Binswanger...

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Gregory Salmieri

Ben Bayer

The Atlas Project

34 Lessons

60h 58m

Level

Beginner

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The Atlas Project was an online, chapter-by-chapter discussion of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, exploring the novel’s intricate plot and abstract themes through online discussion and live interactive video. RESOURCES Other ways to watch and listen Preview...

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Harry Binswanger

Member, Board of Directors

The Foundations of Knowledge

6 Lessons

5h 40m

Level

Advanced

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What is knowledge? What does it depend upon? What are the means of acquiring it? In this course, given at Objectivist Summer Conference 2016 (OCON), Harry Binswanger answers these questions and, in doing so, explains...

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Tara Smith

Professor of Philosophy University of Texas at Austin

Being Selfish, Being Happy

2 Lessons

2h 41m

Level

Beginner

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Available with Spanish subtitles! ¡Disponible con subtítulos en español! The idea that a person ought to be selfish is so alien to our culture that when people learn that Ayn Rand upheld a morality of selfishness they...

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Leonard Peikoff

Ayn Rand’s Foremost Student and the Author of the Definitive Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

Advanced Seminars on Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

15 Lessons

25h 27m

Level

Advanced

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In this course, originally a series of advanced seminars given in 1990 and 1991, Leonard Peikoff discusses the content and process of writing his then forthcoming book Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (OPAR). Although...

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Leonard Peikoff

Ayn Rand’s Foremost Student and the Author of the Definitive Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

Objectivism Through Induction

12 Lessons

18h 14m

Level

Advanced

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This course, originally given by Leonard Peikoff in 1997, teaches you the method of learning Objectivism’s principles that Ayn Rand used to discover them — the only method (in Rand’s words) of discovering and validating...

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Leonard Peikoff

Ayn Rand’s Foremost Student and the Author of the Definitive Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

Understanding Objectivism

12 Lessons

25h 44m

Level

Advanced

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Available with Spanish subtitles! ¡Disponible con subtítulos en español! This course, originally given by Leonard Peikoff in 1983, is addressed to those who are sympathetic to Ayn Rand’s philosophy, but who experience difficulty in completely digesting it...

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Leonard Peikoff

Ayn Rand’s Foremost Student and the Author of the Definitive Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

The Philosophy of Objectivism

12 Lessons

32h 11m

Level

Intermediate

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In this course, Leonard Peikoff presents the essentials of Ayn Rand’s philosophy and stresses their practical significance for each individual’s life. Recorded live before New York City audiences in 1976, this course was endorsed by Rand...

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Leonard Peikoff

Ayn Rand’s Foremost Student and the Author of the Definitive Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

Moral Virtue

4 Lessons

6h 18m

Level

Advanced

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This course is an in-depth treatment of three important issues in Ayn Rand’s moral philosophy: Justice: What is Rand’s view of justice? How does it differ from conventional views, such as retributive and utilitarian justice? What...

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ARI Instructor

Ayn Rand: A Writer’s Life

1 Lesson

1h 10m

Level

Beginner

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Available with Spanish subtitles! ¡Disponible con subtítulos en español! Who was Ayn Rand? What kind of person did it take to create the fictional heroes of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead and to develop a new philosophy...

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Leonard Peikoff

Ayn Rand’s Foremost Student and the Author of the Definitive Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

Objectivism: The State of the Art

8 Lessons

11h 29m

Level

Advanced

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This series of lectures was given by Leonard Peikoff in 1987, partway through the writing of his book Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand. The book is an edited version of Peikoff’s 1976 lecture course...

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Ayn Rand

Originator of the Philosophy of Objectivism

Introducing Objectivism

1 Lesson

0h 9m

Level

Beginner

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Available with Spanish subtitles! ¡Disponible con subtítulos en español! In 1962, Ayn Rand was invited to write a weekly column for the Los Angeles Times. Her first column was a brief introduction to her philosophy, Objectivism. In...

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Topic: Objectivism