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Objectivism:

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

Objectivist Epistemology in Outline

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6h 3m
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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 I

6 Lessons
9h 34m
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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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Ayn Rand
Originator of the Philosophy of Objectivism

The Art of Fiction

12 Lessons
22h 34m
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In 1958, the year after Atlas Shrugged was published, a small group of aspiring writers and fiction lovers gathered in Ayn Rand’s living room for an informal course on literature. Speaking extemporaneously from just a few handwritten...
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Ayn Rand
Originator of the Philosophy of Objectivism

Introducing Objectivism

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

Introduction to Objectivism

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1h 18m
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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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Ayn Rand
Originator of the Philosophy of Objectivism

Philosophy: Who Needs It

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Available with Spanish subtitles! ¡Disponible con subtítulos en español! What is philosophy — and how is it relevant to my life? Ayn Rand answered these questions in her address to the senior class of the United States...
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Ayn Rand
Originator of the Philosophy of Objectivism

What Is Capitalism?

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Available with Spanish subtitles! ¡Disponible con subtítulos en español! This 1967 lecture is Ayn Rand’s flagship talk on capitalism. In it she explains in depth what capitalism is, why it is often misunderstood and why it is...
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