Nathaniel Branden (b. 1930 as Nathan Blumenthal in Brampton, Ontario, Canada) is a psychotherapist and writer best known today for his work in the psychology of self-esteem. A one-time associate of novelist Ayn Rand, Branden had a prominent role in promoting Rand's philosophic system known as Objectivism. Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Nickname: Flower City Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Region Peel Incorporation 1853 (village)   1873 (town)   1974 (city) Mayor Susan Fennell Governing Body Brampton City Council (click for members) MPs Navdeep Bains, Colleen Beaumier, Ruby Dhalla, Gurbax Malhi MPPs Vic Dhillon, Linda Jeffrey, Kuldip Kular Area    - City 266. ... // Psychotherapy is a range of techniques based on dialogue, communication and behavior change and which are designed to improve the mental health of a client or patient, or to improve group relationships (such as in a family). ... In psychology, self-esteem or self-worth is a persons self-image at an emotional level; circumventing reason and logic. ... Ayn Rand (IPA: , February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1905 – March 6, 1982), born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum (Russian: ), was a Russian-born American novelist and philosopher,[1] best known for developing Objectivism and for writing the novels We the Living, The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged and the novella Anthem. ... Objectivism is the philosophical system developed by Russian-American philosopher and writer Ayn Rand. ...

Biography

Nathaniel Branden received a BA in psychology from the University of California Los Angeles. He received a Ph.D. in psychology^[1] from the California Graduate Institute.^[2] The University of California, Los Angeles, popularly known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university situated in the neighborhood of Westwood within the city of Los Angeles. ... Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph. ... The California Graduate Institute is a graduate school of professional psychology, founded in 1968. ...

In 1950, after having exchanged letters and phone calls, the 19-year-old Branden met novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand. The pair went on to develop an eighteen-year personal and professional relationship. Eventually, Rand and the much younger Branden had a romantic affair, despite both being married (though they did get the consent of their respective spouses).

For many years Branden was considered to be the leading figure in the Objectivist movement, second only to Rand herself. He was the leader of a group of Rand's closest associates known as The Collective, which also included his wife Barbara Branden and Alan Greenspan. Rand considered him to be her soul mate and designated him her "intellectual heir". In 1958 Branden founded the Nathaniel Branden Institute to promote Objectivism through guest lectures and educational seminars around the United States. The NBI became enormously successful, and soon expanded to offices all over the US and around the world. The Collective was a group of men and women who were close confidants, students, and proponents of Ayn Rand and her theories of Objectivist philosophy during the 50s and 60s. ... Barbara Branden (born 1929, Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a writer, editor, and lecturer. ... Alan Greenspan (born March 6, 1926) is an American economist and was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 1987 to 2006. ... This article is about the song; for the personal relationship, see soulmate Title of song: Soul Mate Artist: Funkadelic Title of album: Hardcore Jollies Year of first release: 1976 Trivia: Description of music: Complete tabs at [external site with complete tabs] Songwriters: George Clinton, Grace Cook (aka Eddie Hazel) Memorable... The Nathaniel Branden Institute (originally the Nathaniel Branden Lectures) was an organization founded by Nathaniel Branden in 1958 to promote Ayn Rands philosophy, Objectivism. ...

In 1968, the close relationship between Rand and Branden came to an abrupt end when Rand discovered that Branden was having a sexual relationship with a third woman, actress Patrecia Scott. Rand then expelled Branden from the Objectivist movement. In a public announcement, she did not mention the relationship as such, but cited his alleged misuse of funds among other factors in the decision. Branden subsequently admitted to behaving "irrationally" in his personal relationship with Rand, though he also stated in his memoirs that he considered Rand's move a hysterical over-reaction. The two never reconciled, and Branden remained persona non grata in the Objectivist movement. Patrecia Scott (1940-1977) was a Canadian-born model and television and theatrical actress. ... Look up Persona non grata in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Shortly thereafter, Branden moved to California and married Patrecia Scott (a divorce with Barbara having occurred before his break with Ayn). In 1977, Scott unexpectedly died at home. Branden found her in the pool. The cause of death was thought to be an epileptic seizure triggered by sunlight off the water in the pool while feeding their dog. Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Patrecia Scott (1940-1977) was a Canadian-born model and television and theatrical actress. ... Epilepsy (often referred to as a seizure disorder) is a chronic neurological condition characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. ...

Branden retained a friendly relationship with first wife Barbara, who wrote a successful book entitled The Passion of Ayn Rand which detailed Branden's relationship with Rand and the bitter breakup. The book was made into a motion picture in 1999 starring Helen Mirren ("The Queen") as Rand and Eric Stoltz ("Mask") as Branden.^[3] Dame Helen Mirren DBE (born on July 26, 1945) is an Academy Award-winning English stage, television and film actress. ... Eric Stoltz (born September 30, 1961) is an American actor widely considered one of the most prominent and diverse performers in independent film. ...

Branden married a third time in 1978, wedding businesswoman Devers Israel, from whom he is also divorced. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

Post-Objectivist career

In 1989 Branden published his account of this time in his life. The memoir was entitled Judgment Day. Then in 1999, Branden re-published a revised edition, entitled My Years with Ayn Rand. Branden's account provides an inside view of Ayn Rand as a person, the development of Objectivism, its inner circle, and the tumultuous relationships between Ayn Rand and her associates.

Branden supported David Kelley's notion of Objectivism as an "open system" in a 1999 article he wrote, "Who Owns Objectivism?".^[4] David Kelley For the producer of the same name, see David E. Kelley. ...

Branden has since rejected certain elements of the Objectivist philosophy, particularly its cognitivist view of psychology, and his memoirs chronicle many of what he charges to be emotionally repressive elements of Rand, some of which he argues show up in her fiction. He likewise argued that followers' obsession with Rand herself led to an unhealthy cult of personality within the movement, damaging the common-sense of both Rand and other Objectivists. In psychology, cognitivism is a theoretical approach to understanding the mind, which argues that mental function can be understood by quantitative, positivist and scientific methods, and that such functions can be described as information processing models. ... Billboard of Joseph Stalin. ...

Branden has retained most of his laissez-faire capitalist views, though some of these have changed since the split with Rand: for example, he says he "will leave the door open for emergency situations that I just can’t imagine being resolved in a free market context [like natural disasters and epidemics]. If they could be, then they should be. But the fact of emergencies should not be made as justification for violating individual rights, so as you can see, it’s a very tiny difference." In addition to changing his views on Objectivism, he now views Objectivists differently: "Philosophical principles are no substitute for thinking, yet many Objectivists act as if they were."^[5] Laissez-faire is short for laissez faire, laissez passer, a French phrase meaning to let things alone, let them pass. First used by the eighteenth century Physiocrats as an injunction against government interference with trade, it is now used as a synonym for strict free market economics. ... In economics, a capitalist is someone who owns capital, presumably within the economic system of capitalism. ... Look up Market in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

As a psychologist Branden has elucidated the crucial role of self-esteem in psychological health, and has outlined the volitional practices he has observed to be essential to achieving and maintaining self-esteem. As a therapist, he developed the sentence completion method, a psychotherapeutic tool proposed as useful for making unconscious thoughts and feelings conscious, and to transform limiting beliefs and attitudes. Currently, he tends to use a blend of sentence completion exercises, exercises derived from energy therapy, humor, and "just plain talking" in his therapy practice. Volition is the study of will, choice, and decision. ...

Nathaniel Branden continues to write and practice psychotherapy in Los Angeles, California, as well as present seminars and workshops on self-esteem. He is affiliated with the United States Libertarian Party, though he was unenthusiastic about it in the 2004 election.^[5] Despite the similarity of the two views, Objectivists associated with the ARI oppose libertarianism outright (see Libertarianism and Objectivism for more information). Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type mayor-council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D)  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  465. ... The Libertarian Party is a United States political party created in 1971. ... 2004 election may refer to: Afghan presidential election, 2004 Australian legislative election, 2004 Canadian federal election, 2004 European Parliament election 2004 Indian general elections, 2004 Indonesian presidential election, 2004 Iran Majlis election, 2004 Panamanian election, 2004 Philippine general election, 2004 ROC presidential election, 2004 South Korean parliamentary election, 2004 Ukrainian... This article is becoming very long. ... Many individuals found their support of libertarianism upon ideological elements derived from the philosophy of novelist Ayn Rand, which she called Objectivism. ...

Books

• Who Is Ayn Rand? (with Barbara Branden) (1962)
• The Virtue of Selfishness (with Ayn Rand) (1964)
• Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal (with Ayn Rand, Alan Greenspan, and Robert Hessen) (1966)
• The Psychology of Self-Esteem (1969)
• Breaking Free (1970)
• The Disowned Self (1971)
• The Psychology of Romantic Love (1980)
• The Romantic Love Question & Answer Book (1982)
• Honoring the Self (1983)
• How To Raise Your Self Esteem (1987)
• Judgement Day (1989)
• The Art of Self Discovery (1993)
• The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem (1994)
• Taking Responsibility (1996)
• The Art of Living Consciously (1997)
• A Woman's Self-Esteem (1998)
• Self-Esteem at Work (1998)
• My Years with Ayn Rand (1999) (revised edition of Judgement Day)
• 32nd Anniversary Edition of Psychology of Self-Esteem (2001)

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Notes and references

1. ^ Jeff Walker, "The Ayn Rand Cult" (Open Court, 1998)
2. ^ According to the State of California Board of Psychology, the California Graduate Institute is an unaccredited institution approved by the California Bureau of Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education (BPPVE). See Unaccredited California Approved Schools: A History and Current Status Report. Government, State of California. Retrieved 1 March 2007.
3. ^ The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999). IMDb. Retrieved 2 March 2007.
4. ^ Branden, Nathaniel (1999). "Who Owns Objectivism?". TDO 25 December 1999. Retrieved 2 March 2007.
5. ^ ^{a b} Mouhibian, Alec (2004). Free Radical Interview with Nathaniel Branden. The Free Radical, October-November 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2007.

• Valliant, James S. (2005) The Passion of Ayn Rand's Critics, Dallas: Durban House. ISBN 1-930754-67-1. This book alleges errors in his biographical work on Ayn Rand.

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