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Encyclopedia > Ayn Rand Institute
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Important groups Objectivist movement
Ayn Rand Institute
Nathaniel Branden Institute
The Atlas Society
The Objectivist movement was a movement to popularize Ayn Rands Objectivist philosophy that began with the founding of the Nathaniel Branden Institute in 1960. ... The Nathaniel Branden Institute (originally the Nathaniel Branden Lectures) was an organization founded by Nathaniel Branden in 1958 to promote Ayn Rands philosophy, Objectivism. ... The Atlas Society (formerly the Objectivist Center (TOC) and originally the Institute for Objectivist Studies or IOS) is a global online community linking those who admire the fiction of Ayn Rand, including Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. It is not merely a literary fan club, but a part of the...

Important figures
Ayn Rand
Nathaniel Branden
Alan Greenspan
Leonard Peikoff
Harry Binswanger
Peter Schwartz
Yaron Brook
David Kelley
George Reisman
It has been suggested that The Ayn Rand Collective be merged into this article or section. ... Nathaniel Branden is a psychotherapist and author of psychology books and multiple articles on ethical and political philosophy. ... Alan Greenspan, former Fed Reserve Chairman The Honorable Alan C. Greenspan, PhD, KBE (b. ... Leonard Peikoff circa 1970 Leonard Peikoff (born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1933) is an Objectivist philosopher. ... Harry Binswanger (born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1944) is a philosopher and writer. ... Peter Schwartz is a writer and journalist who follows the Objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand. ... Dr. Brook Yaron Brook is the current president and executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute. ... David Kelley For the producer of the same name, see David E. Kelley. ... George Reisman is Professor of Economics at Pepperdine University, and author of the massive 1,050-page volume Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics (ISBN 0915463733). ...


Special topics
Neo-Objectivism Libertarianism
Homosexuality
Neo-Objectivism covers a large family of philosophical viewpoints and cultural values descended from Objectivist philosophy. ... Many individuals found their support of libertarianism upon philosophical elements derived from the philosophy of philosopher novelist Ayn Rand, which she called Objectivism. ... Objectivism is a philosophy created by Ayn Rand, which some gay and lesbian people have been interested in for its celebration of personal freedom and individuality at the expense of government power. ...

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The Ayn Rand Institute: The Center for the Advancement of Objectivism (ARI) was established in 1985, three years after Ayn Rand's death, by Leonard Peikoff, Rand's legal and intellectual heir. ARI promotes Ayn Rand's philosophy, called Objectivism. It is based in Irvine, California and the executive director is Yaron Brook. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that The Ayn Rand Collective be merged into this article or section. ... Leonard Peikoff circa 1970 Leonard Peikoff (born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1933) is an Objectivist philosopher. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Location Location of Irvine within Orange County, California. ... Dr. Brook Yaron Brook is the current president and executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute. ...


As part of its promotional effort ARI sponsors op-ed writers, lecturers, letters to the editor, high school essay competitions, summer lecture series, and an Objectivism education program, which is primarily aimed at college students.


The Institute has started a Free Speech Campaign in response to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. The controversial cartoons of Muhammad, first published in Jyllands-Posten in September 2005. ...


Charity Navigator, which rates charitable and educational organizations to inform potential donors, finds that the Institute has excellent capacity for growth, but is highly inefficient, with only 62.6% of the expenses going towards the goals, the rest being consumed by administration and fundraising costs [1]. According to Charity Navigator only the 10% least efficient charities use less than 65% of their expenses on program goals. Charity Navigator is an independent, non-profit organization that evaluates charities. ... Charity Navigator is an independent, non-profit organization that evaluates charities. ...


See also

These people are associated with the Ayn Rand Institute:

Michael S. Berliner holds a Ph. ... Andrew Bernstein is an Objectivist philosopher and professor of philosophy at the State University of New York at Purchase. ... Harry Binswanger (born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1944) is a philosopher and writer. ... Dr. Brook Yaron Brook is the current president and executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute. ... Alex Epstein (born 1980) is an American Objectivist philosopher and junior fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute. ... Gary Hull, Ph. ... Leonard Peikoff circa 1970 Leonard Peikoff (born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1933) is an Objectivist philosopher. ... John Ridpath, Ph. ... Peter Schwartz is a writer and journalist who follows the Objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand. ... Tara Smith is a full professor of philosophy [1] at the University of Texas at Austin and author of books on rights, ethics and values. ...

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Ayn Rand Society (3036 words)
Ayn Rand was born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum on 2 February 1905 in St. Petersburg, Russia, to middle-class, cultured, largely non-observant Jewish parents.
Rand’s concept of man as a heroic being – her vision of human beings as able to achieve great things, and of the universe as open to their efforts -- is a hallmark of her thought, and certainly a significant part of her widespread appeal.
Rand thus conceives of objectivity as the relationship between a volitional consciousness and mind-independent reality when that consciousness adheres to the methods required by its nature and the nature of its objects if it is to know, and live in, reality.
Ayn Rand Institute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (146 words)
The Ayn Rand Institute: The Center for the Advancement of Objectivism (ARI) was established in 1985, three years after Ayn Rand's death, by Leonard Peikoff, Rand's legal and intellectual heir.
It is based in Irvine, California and the executive director is Yaron Brook.
Charity Navigator, which rates charitable and educational organizations to inform potential donors, finds that the Institute has excellent capacity for growth, but is highly inefficient.
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