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Encyclopedia > Nathaniel Branden 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 Ayn Rand Institute: The Center for the Advancement of Objectivism (ARI) was established in 1985, three years after Ayn Rands death, by Leonard Peikoff, Rands legal and intellectual heir. ... 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 Nathaniel Branden Institute (originally the Nathaniel Branden Lectures) was an organization founded by Nathaniel Branden in 1958 to promote Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. The institute was responsible for the many Objectivist lectures and presentations around the country. Many of those associated with NBI worked on the 'official' Objectivist magazines, The Objectivist Newsletter and The Objectivist. Nathaniel Branden is a psychotherapist and author of psychology books and multiple articles on ethical and political philosophy. ... It has been suggested that The Ayn Rand Collective be merged into this article or section. ... Objectivism is the philosophical system developed by Russian-American philosopher and writer Ayn Rand. ... The Objectivist Newsletter was an 4-page Objectivist magazine published monthly from January 1962 to December 1965, when it was replaced by The Objectivist. ... The Objectivist was an Objectivist magazine published from January 1966 to September 1971, as the successor to The Objectivist Newsletter. ...


There were several subsidiary companies, such as the NBI Press (publishing arm that printed a couple of plays), NBI Book Service (sold Objectivist and 'approved' books and items), NBI Art Reproductions (art by Frank O'Connor, Joan Blumenthal, and the portrait of Ayn Rand by Ilona). Frank OConnor (born Charles Francis OConnor on September 22, 1897 in Lorain, Ohio- November 9, 1979) was an American actor, probably most known for his marriage to the philosopher and writer Ayn Rand. ...


The institute disbanded after his break with Rand in August of 1968. The closest modern analogues are the Ayn Rand Institute and the The Atlas Society (formerly known as The Objectivist Center), with the former considered more 'orthodox'. Branden is associated with the latter. [1] The Ayn Rand Institute: The Center for the Advancement of Objectivism (ARI) was established in 1985, three years after Ayn Rands death, by Leonard Peikoff, Rands legal and intellectual heir. ... 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...


Lectures/Courses

  • Basics Principles of Objectivism by Nathaniel Branden
  • Basic Principles of Objectivist Psychology by Nathaniel Branden
  • A Critical Analysis of Contemporary Psychology by Nathaniel Branden
  • The Principles of Efficient Thinking by Barbara Branden
  • The Objectivist Esthetics by Ayn Rand
  • The Economics of a Free Society by Alan Greenspan
  • A Critical History of Philosophy by Leonard Peikoff
  • The Esthetics of the Visual Arts by Mary Ann Rukavina

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Nathaniel Branden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (878 words)
Nathaniel Branden is a psychotherapist and author of psychology books and multiple articles on ethical and political philosophy.
Branden has since rejected certain elements of the Objectivist philosophy, particularly its cognitivist view of psychology, and his memoirs chronicle many of the emotionally repressive elements of Rand, some of which he argues show up in her fiction.
Nathaniel Branden continues to write and practice psychotherapy in Los Angeles, California, as well as present seminars and workshops on self-esteem.
Nathaniel Branden Institute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (96 words)
The Nathaniel Branden Institute was an organization founded by Nathaniel Branden in the 1950s to promote Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism.
The institute disbanded after his break with Rand in the late 60's.
The closest modern analogues are the Ayn Rand Institute and the Objectivist Center, with the former considered more 'orthodox'.
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