Tag: Ayn Rand
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Reminder: SoCal Objectivists Meeting #5
by Jason Stotts One final reminder that the next meeting of the SoCal Objectivists is Saturday! The meeting is at 7:30pm at the China Palace Restaurant (13444 Newport Ave, Tustin, CA 92780). We’re hosting Alex Epstein, former Ayn Rand Institute fellow and founder of the Center for Industrial Progress, for a Q&A on Objectivism and his work on Energy. Please…
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ARI Internships
by Jason Stotts The Ayn Rand Institute (ARI) announced their 2012 summer internships today: The Ayn Rand Institute is now accepting applications for its 2012 summer internship program! This unique three-week program is aimed at college undergraduates new to Ayn Rand’s novels, philosophy and the debate surrounding them, and combines an educational curriculum on these…
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Objectivist Thanksgiving Carnival
Welcome to the November 24, 2011 edition of the Objectivist Round Up. When I think of Thanksgiving, I think of a time when family and friends get together to appreciate the good things in the last year and to enjoy the value of good company and good food. Thanksgiving is a holiday when we can…
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SoCal Objectivists Introduction
by Jason Stotts [I wrote this for our SoCal Objectivist group, but I thought the rest of you, my dear readers, might find it interesting as well.] Greetings and welcome to the SoCal Objectivists. We are an organization dedicated to taking a serious look at Ayn Rand’s ideas and how they apply to the problems…
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Reminder: SoCal Objectivists First Meeting
by Jason Stotts Just a reminder for anyone who is interested, our very first meeting and social get-together is this Saturday night! Details are available on our Google Group or you can find information on our Facebook page or via our twitter (@SoCalOists). If you’re planning on coming to this meeting, please RSVP via our Google…
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Announcement: SoCal Objectivists
by Jason Stotts Earl Parson and I have decided that we’re going to be starting an Objectivist Society here in Southern California, home of the Ayn Rand Institute and of probably the highest concentration of objectivists in the country. It’s really strange that with so many us living in the area, there are no social…
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Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest
by Jason Stotts The Objective Standard (TOS) is once again offering an essay contest on Atlas Shrugged this year. Details of which can be found at http://www.theobjectivestandard.com/essay/. I encourage anyone who’s read the book and enjoys it and who might not mind a little extra money, to submit an essay. In Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand dramatizes…
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Atlas Shrugged: The Movie
by Jason Stotts Last night I went to see the Atlas Shrugged movie for myself, to see whether it was as bad as everyone is saying. In some ways I’ve been looking forward to seeing the movie for some time and in others I’ve been dreading it. However, as an Objectivist, I basically had a…