| Kelley Lectures at the University of Arizona |
TOC Founder, David Kelley Lectures at the University of Arizona.
Date: 4/1/2005 |
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| Hudgins Gets the Word Out |
Edward Hudgins is busy speaking about freedom and individualsim.
Date: 4/1/2005 |
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| Eugene Holloway Joins the Center |
Eugene Holloway Joins the Center as director of operations.
Date: 4/1/2005 |
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| We've Moved |
The Center has moved to Washington, D.C..
Date: 4/1/2005 |
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| Sighitngs, April/May 2005 |
Neil DeRosa writes about Science, Robert Bidinotto speaks in Montana
Date: 4/1/2005 |
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| Rand Centenary in D.C. |
TOC holds a celebration of the Ayn Rand Centenary in D.C.
Date: 3/1/2005 |
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| Ayn on the Air |
Radio and newspaper appearances for the Center
Date: 3/1/2005 |
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| The Center at CPAC and the Presidential Classroom |
The Center mkaes an appearance at CPAC and the in the Presidential Classroom
Date: 3/1/2005 |
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| New York City Centenary Bash |
The New York City Centenary Bash.
Date: 3/1/2005 |
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| Summer Seminar Will Have Exciting Program |
The 2005 Summer Seminar!
Date: 1/1/2005 |
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| 2005 Advanced Seminar and Graduate Seminar |
Announcement about the 2005 Advanced Seminar
Date: 1/1/2005 |
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| Fighting for Doctors' Freedom |
Edward Hudgins, incoming executive director of The Objectivist Center, was recently on the front lines of the battle of productive individuals versus wealth appropriators.
Date: 1/1/2005 |
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| Graduate Scholarships Available |
Graduate Scholarships Available
Date: 1/1/2005 |
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| Why Support Graduate Students? |
Why Support Graduate Students?
Date: 1/1/2005 |
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| Sightings, January/February 2005 |
Ed Snider is recognized by the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.
Date: 1/1/2005 |
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| Tellin Leaves Bequest to the Center |
Tellin Leaves Bequest to the Center
Date: 1/1/2005 |
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| New York Fall Conference Succeeds |
A recap of the Center's Fall conference.
Date: 12/1/2004 |
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| Rand the Writer Celebrated in New Book |
TOC publishes The Literary Art of Ayn Rand.
Date: 12/1/2004 |
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| The Objectivist Center to Move to DC |
The Objectivist Center to Move to DC -- Edward Hudgins to be Executive Director.
Date: 12/1/2004 |
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| Center Loses a Great Friend |
Charles Tomlinson -- In Memoriam
Date: 12/1/2004 |
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| Board of Trustees Changes |
Board of Trustees Changes
Date: 12/1/2004 |
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| Center Holds First Teleseminar |
A recap of the Center's first teleseminar.
Date: 12/1/2004 |
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| Sightings, November 2004 |
Private Property, Harry Potter, and David Kelley in Bulgarian
Date: 11/1/2004 |
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| Hudgins Tells Postal Service Privatize! |
Edward Hudgins spoke on October 21 at a conference held by the inspector general of the U.S. Postal Service.
Date: 11/1/2004 |
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| Free State Objectivists Meet in New Hampshire |
Free State Objectivists Meet in New Hampshire
Date: 11/1/2004 |
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| Objectivist Group Visits Scotland |
The traveling Objectivists took their annual trip in October, touring Scotland. Twenty-five Objectivists visited castles, lochs (lakes, in American parlance), universities, shops, and other tourist attractions.
Date: 11/1/2004 |
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| Debating the Ideas Behind the War on Iraq and Terrorism |
Synopsis of the October 22, 2004 conference: "Lessons from the Iraq War: Reconciling Liberty and Security."
Date: 11/1/2004 |
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| Sightings, October 2004 |
Bidinotto Watch, Ideas in Iraq, Contribution reminder, Postmodernism book published, Camp Indecon update
Date: 10/1/2004 |
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| Center Hosts First Graduate Seminar |
Center Hosts First Graduate Seminar
Date: 10/1/2004 |
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| At the Center |
Staff News
Date: 10/1/2004 |
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| Hudgins Communicates Ethics |
Ed Hudgins speaks at Atlas Economic Conference
Date: 10/1/2004 |
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| A Great Week in Vancouver |
The Objectivist Center held its Fifteenth Annual Summer Seminar in Vancouver, British Columbia, July 3rd -10th. The event featured a stellar program, the yearly gathering of Objectivists, and an abundance of events. Throughout the week, participants enjoyed the beauty of the area, intellectual stimulation, and the company of like-minded individualists.
Date: 9/1/2004 |
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| Andrew Bissell Interns at the Center |
An interview with Andrew Bissell, the Center's 2004 summer intern.
Date: 9/1/2004 |
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| Hudgins Debates a Subjectivist |
Edward Hudgins debates a subjectivist at The Institute for Humane Studies.
Date: 9/1/2004 |
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| Sightings, September 2004 |
Christopher Robinson receives his Ph.D. in cognitive science.
Date: 9/1/2004 |
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| About Fundraising Letters |
Why do you get letters from TOC asking for money?
Date: 7/1/2004 |
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| Explaining Postmodernism published! |
Stephen Hicks’s book Explaining Postmodernism, written while a senior fellow at The Objectivist Center, has been published by Scholargy. The book traces postmodernism from its roots in Rousseau and Kant through its current adherents, such as Foucault and Rorty.
Date: 7/1/2004 |
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| Bringing Western Values to Capitol Hill |
The Objectivist Center took the discussion about the basis of a free society where it is needed most: Capitol Hill. A star-studded lineup, including Christopher Hitchens and TOC executive director David Kelley, discussed “What Are Western Values and Should We Return to Them?”
Date: 7/1/2004 |
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| TOC Gives First Graduate Scholarships |
The Objectivist Center awards graduate scholarships to Walter Foddis and Shawn Klein.
Date: 7/1/2004 |
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| Correction for March Issue |
Correction to March Issue
Date: 7/1/2004 |
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| Sightings July/August 2004 |
Dr. Brian Simpson will present courses in economics based on the works of Ayn Rand and George Reisman.
Date: 7/1/2004 |
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| Sightings, June 2004 |
Ayn Rand, Homosexuality, and Human Liberation is published; Center Member tours with Disney; Journal of Ayn Rand Studies issues call for papers.
Date: 6/1/2004 |
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| Martin Anderson meets Ed Hudgins |
Martin Anderson, former advisor to President Reagan, meets with Ed Hudgins.
Date: 6/1/2004 |
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| Objectivism around the World |
Objectivism and Ayn Rand in India, Italy, Mexico and Turkey!
Date: 6/1/2004 |
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| Objectivism from the Source |
The Objectivist Center will hold a distance learning course from September 15 through December 1, 2004; learn about Objectivism from your home!
Date: 6/1/2004 |
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| The Arizona Objectivists Achieve Success |
The Arizona Objectivists: a case study of a successful discussion group.
Date: 6/1/2004 |
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| Help the Center |
Ways to shop and support TOC
Date: 5/1/2004 |
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| Setzer leads two Florida groups |
Luther "Luke" Setzer runs two different Objectivist groups in the central Florida area. The first is Space Coast Objectivism Promoters and Explorers (SCOPE). The second is the Objectivist Club at the University of Central Florida (OCUCF) group.
Date: 5/1/2004 |
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| Hudgins rips taxes |
Edward Hudgins, director of TOC's Washington office, was active recently in his opposition to the current tax system.
Date: 5/1/2004 |
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| Las Vegas Conference on Values of Capitalism |
The Objectivist Center held its 2004 Spring Conference on April 17 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The theme was "Values of Capitalism." The scene was the sumptuous Treasure Island Hotel and Casino.
Date: 5/1/2004 |
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| Chicago Objectivists Love Enright's Salon |
Marsha Enright’s New Intellectual Forum in Chicago is one of the most successful Objectivist salons in the country.
Date: 4/1/2004 |
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| Kelley Will Present Epistemology Paper at Advanced Seminar |
A preview of the 6th annual Advanced Seminar in Objectivist Studies.
Date: 4/1/2004 |
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| Hudgins At The Movies |
Edward Hudgins' latest op-eds deal with some recent films: ''The Passion of Christ'' and ''The Barbarian Invasions''.
Date: 4/1/2004 |
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| Seminar Deadline Is June 14 |
June 14 is the registration deadline for the TOC Summer Seminar. This year’s seminar is being held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from July 3 through 10.
Date: 4/1/2004 |
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| TOC Reprints Unrugged Individualism |
The Objectivism Center has reprinted David Kelley’s Unrugged Individualism: The Selfish Basis of Benevolence.
Date: 4/1/2004 |
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| Sightings, April 2004 |
We The Living; Thor Halvorssen and FIRE; Stephen Hicks on Ayn Rand and Business Ethics.
Date: 4/1/2004 |
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| Ed Hudgins Reports from the Front, March 2004 |
The latest Reports from the Front--frequent comments on cultural and political matters--by Ed Hudgins, TOC Washington Director.
Date: 3/1/2004 |
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| Ed Hudgins Speaks on Space and More |
A report on recent speaking events and op-eds by Ed Hudgins, TOC Washington Director.
Date: 3/1/2004 |
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| Sightings, March 2004 |
Stephen Hicks and David Mayer establish websites; Shawn Klein accepted into Ph.D; Camp Indecon at Woodland Park, Colorado, from July 17 through July 24, 2004; The Objectivist Travelers schedule tour of Scotland; new issue of Aristos; Anthem movie news; The Atlasphere
Date: 3/1/2004 |
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| William Perry Joins The Objectivist Center |
The Objectivist Center has hired William E. Perry as director of community relations.
Date: 3/1/2004 |
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| Fifteenth Summer Seminar to Be Held in Vancouver |
The foundation of the seminar is a strong program of fifty-eight lectures, presented by an outstanding faculty. The program includes major figures and scholars in the Objectivist movement, those fighting for economic and political freedom, and leaders of a new artistic renaissance.
Date: 2/1/2004 |
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| A 'Student Initiative' for 2004 |
2004 is "the year of the student initiative." New student programs: Graduate Scholarships; Graduate Seminar in Objectivist Philosophy and Method, and Distance-Learning Seminar in Objectivism. Also, the Summer Internship returns.
Date: 2/1/2004 |
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| Objectivist History to be Preserved in a New Video Series |
First hand accounts of the birth and development of Objectivism will be permanently preserved on video thanks to an ambitious new venture, The Objectivist History Project. The Objectivist Center has formed an agreement with television producer Duncan Scott to conduct videotape interviews with key individuals who worked with Ayn Rand in the development of Objectivism.
Date: 2/1/2004 |
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| The Objectivist Center Holds Forum on Islam in America |
Event report from the forum on Islam in America held in DC in November.
Date: 2/1/2004 |
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| Five Speakers Spark ''A Meeting of Minds'' |
On November 1, one hundred and thirty people attended The Objectivist Center’s one-day conference, “A Meeting of Minds,” held in New York City.
Date: 12/1/2003 |
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| A New Unrugged Individualism |
Announcing the publication of a revised edition of David Kelley's seminal tract Unrugged Individualism: The Selfish Basis of Benevolence.
Date: 12/1/2003 |
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| Hudgins Holds Conference on Postal Privatization |
News from Ed Hudgins at the Washington Office
Date: 12/1/2003 |
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| Sightings, December 2003 |
Stephen Cox; The Atlasphere; Objectivist Yellow Pages
Date: 12/1/2003 |
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| Explore the TOC Web Site |
The TOC web site and what it has to offer.
Date: 11/1/2003 |
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| Arrivals and Departures at TOC |
Laura Baratta departs and Linda Bloomer and David Shetterly arrive.
Date: 11/1/2003 |
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| David Kelley, Stephen Hicks, and Michael Newberry Addresses Conference of New Art Foundation |
The inaugural conference of the Foundation for the Advancement of Art, the mission of the organization is "to establish innovative representationalism as the alternative to postmodern art in the world's leading contemporary art museums."
Date: 11/1/2003 |
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| Ed Hudgins Visits East-Central Europe |
Edward Hudgins visited Prague in the Czech Republic, Vienna in Austria, and Budapest in Hungary on a trip sponsored by the Center for First Principles and by several businesses.
Date: 11/1/2003 |
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| Sightings, October 2003 |
Logan Darrow Clements in the California race for Governor
Date: 10/1/2003 |
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| Frank Bubb Joins TOC Board |
Frank W. Bubb, a founding contributor to The Objectivist Center and an active participant ever since, has joined the center's board of trustees
Date: 10/1/2003 |
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| August Advocacy Training in California |
Senior Fellow William Thomas held an Effective Communication Workshop over the weekend of August 15-17 in Aptos, California.
Date: 10/1/2003 |
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| Ed Hudgins, Advocate |
The advocacy work of Ed Hudgins, Washington Director of TOC
Date: 10/1/2003 |
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| TOC to Hold Fall Conference in Manhattan |
The Objectivist Center will sponsor a one-day conference, "A Meeting of Minds," in New York City on Saturday, November 1.
Date: 10/1/2003 |
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| Advanced Seminar Studies Mind and Knowledge |
The 2003 Advanced Seminar in Objectivist Studies was held June 25-27 at Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts. The theme of the seminar was mind and knowledge.
Date: 9/1/2003 |
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| Hudgins Explains Capitalism to Many Audiences |
News from Ed Hudgins at the Washington Office
Date: 9/1/2003 |
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| TOC Promotion Seen by Thousands |
TOC Promotion Seen by Thousands at FreeMarket.net
Date: 8/1/2003 |
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| TOC Web User-Sessions Reach New Heights |
TOC Web User-Sessions Reach New Heights
Date: 8/1/2003 |
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| Activism at the D.C. Office |
Ed Hudgins activities at the D.C. Office
Date: 8/1/2003 |
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| Ed Hudgins Reports from the Front |
The director of TOC's Washington office has launched a new vehicle for spreading the center's ideas.
Date: 8/1/2003 |
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| Sightings, July-August 2003 |
Victor Niederhoffer; David Kelley teaches cognitive science at Vassar College; Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert Ayn Rand fans
Date: 8/1/2003 |
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| At The Center: June 2003 |
Washington Office Is Hard at Work; George De Feis Departs
Date: 6/23/2003 |
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| July 3 Dinner to Honor TOC's Sponsors |
The elegant tradition continues on the evening of Thursday, July 3, at the center's eleventh annual Sponsors Dinner, which will take place at the Bay Tower in Boston.
Date: 5/31/2003 |
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| Kelley Speaks in Arizona |
In mid-March, Executive Director David Kelley gave two talks in Arizona: a speech on "What America Should Stand For" to an audience in Phoenix and a lecture on The Fountainhead to a class at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
Date: 5/31/2003 |
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| Hudgins on NPR on space policy |
Edward Hudgins, TOC's DC Director, will be a guest on the "Science Friday with Ira Flatow" on National Public Radio on Friday, May 30, to discuss space policy issues.
Date: 5/29/2003 |
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| Film Company to Bring ''Atlas Shrugged'' to the Screen |
The Objectivist Center is pleased to announce that a new project to film Atlas Shrugged vhas just been launched. Crusader Entertainment, LLC, a Beverly Hills-based production company, announced on May 12 that it had acquired the film rights to Ayn Rand's great novel.
Date: 5/13/2003 |
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| Objectivism Is Out of This World |
After the tragic destruction of the space shuttle Columbia, Dennis Tito, the first private citizen-explorer to pay his own way to space, called together an elite group of some forty experts, space advocates, and businessmen to consider the future of man in space.
Date: 4/30/2003 |
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| Last Call for Summer Seminar 03 |
The final deadlines for TOC's Summer Seminar 2003 are fast approaching. And don't forget that this year, for the first time, TOC is welcoming exhibitors to the seminar, to display their books, products, and services.
Date: 4/30/2003 |
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| Summer Seminar for Students |
TOC's summer seminar is scheduled for June 28 through July 5, at Bentley College in Waltham, Masssachusetts, just outside of Boston. It welcomes participants of all ages and offers a wide variety of lectures, activities, and workshops.
Date: 3/31/2003 |
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| Advanced Seminar in Objectivist Epistemology and Philosophy of Mind |
Advanced Seminar in Objectivist Epistemology and Philosophy of Mind
Date: 3/31/2003 |
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| At the Center March 2003 |
The Objectivist Center begins the new year with a number of changes in its staff.
Date: 3/31/2003 |
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| Whither Libertarianism? |
The full text of David Kelley's letter to Wall Street Journal on Libertarianism.
Date: 3/31/2003 |
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| TOC's Public Advocate in Action |
Date: 3/31/2003 |
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| Fourteenth Annual TOC Summer Seminar |
The Program of TOC's 2003 Summer Seminar
Date: 2/28/2003 |
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| Investing in the Future of Freedom |
Date: 12/18/2002 |
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| De Feis Joins TOC as Chief Operating Officer |
De Feis Joins TOC as Chief Operating Officer
Date: 12/18/2002 |
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| TOC's Outreach Efforts 12/02 |
Date: 12/18/2002 |
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| TOC Launches ''The Objectivism Store'' |
Date: 12/18/2002 |
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| Sightings, November/December 2002 |
Camp Indecon, ALEC, FIRE, IJ, Web Blogs
Date: 12/18/2002 |
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| TOC Sets Time and Place for 2003 Summer Seminar |
The Objectivist Center will hold its fourteenth annual summer seminar at Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts, from Saturday June 28 to Saturday July 5, 2003.
Date: 12/18/2002 |
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| Summer Seminar T-Shirts Still Available |
T-shirts from the summer seminar in Los Angeles are still available
Date: 8/30/2002 |
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| TOC's Outreach Efforts |
Twenty times, in June and July, TOC staff members got out the Objectivist message via television, radio, newspapers, and the Internet. Ed Hudgins, the recently appointed director of The Objectivist Center’s Washington D.C. office, led the way with more than three-quarters of the center’s media appearances.
Date: 8/30/2002 |
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| The 2002 Advanced Seminar Surveys Topics in Many Fields |
A comparison between the philosophies of David Hume and Ayn Rand constituted a major theme of TOC’s fourth annual Advanced Seminar in Objectivist Studies. Twenty-five students and scholars took part in the three-day meeting, which also saw discussions of art, ethics, and law.
Date: 8/30/2002 |
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| TOC Opens an Office in Washington D.C. |
On June 5, TOC held a gala reception in the nation’s capital to celebrate the opening of its Washington office, headed by Ed Hudgins. Among the 170-plus people in attendance were members and staffers of TOC, two congressmen, several journalists, and representatives from many of the pro-capitalist think tanks that operate in and around Washington.
Date: 6/30/2002 |
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| All TOC, All the Time |
Recent public advocacy activity: op-eds and radio appearances.
Date: 6/30/2002 |
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| Sightings, June 2002 |
Michelle F. Cohen, Andrew Stuttaford on Atheism, FIRE and The Koala.
Date: 6/30/2002 |
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| Job Announcement...COO |
Job Announcement: Chief Operating Officer for The Objectivist Center
Date: 6/5/2002 |
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| August Speaking Workshop Announced |
The Objectivist Center will hold its Effective Communication Workshop at the College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York, August 9-11, 2002.
Date: 5/31/2002 |
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| All About Ayn Rand |
In May, The Objectivist Center launched a new Web site: All About Ayn Rand.
Date: 5/31/2002 |
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| Center Honors Jamie Dorrian |
Director of Administration Jamie Dorrian recently celebrated her tenth anniversary at The Objectivist Center.
Date: 5/31/2002 |
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| Summer Intern Chosen |
The center has accepted Malini Kocchar as TOC's summer intern for 2002.
Date: 5/31/2002 |
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| Hudgins Brings TOC Media Visibility |
New Washington director, Edward L. Hudgins, has been bringing greatly increased media attention to TOC and its views.
Date: 5/31/2002 |
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| TOC Hits the Jackpot in Las Vegas |
TOC was a major presence at the Foundation for Economic Education’s first annual convention, held in Las Vegas. Drawing the most attention was a debate between David Kelley and conservative author Dinesh D’Souza concerning the moral basis of capitalism.
Date: 5/31/2002 |
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| A Busy Time for The Objectivist Center |
This spring, staff members from The Objectivist Center will be traveling around the country -- attending conventions, sponsoring conferences, and even opening a branch office.
Date: 4/30/2002 |
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| A New Objectivism Course Goes on Sale |
The Objectivism Store releases The Essence of Objectivism, a new introductory course on objectivism on Ayn Rand.
Date: 4/30/2002 |
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| Objectivism Online: Beginning and Advanced |
Objectivist FAQs and the Logical Structure of Objectivism online.
Date: 4/30/2002 |
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| Ed Hudgins: Derail Amtrak |
Hudgins spoke to congressional staffers about Amtrak reform.
Date: 4/30/2002 |
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| Advanced Seminar Presentations Are Published |
Journal of Ayn Rand Studies publishes Advanced Seminar Presentations
Date: 4/30/2002 |
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| Sponsors Dinner |
Each year, The Objectivist Center hosts a banquet for our most generous supporters. Held in conjunction with the summer seminar, the Sponsors Dinner brings together our sponsors, benefactors, patrons, trustees, advisors, and their guests to celebrate the center's progress and to hear about our future plans.
Date: 4/30/2002 |
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| TAS Releases Audio Recording of Anthem |
TAS Releases Audio Recording of Anthem
Date: 3/21/2002 |
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| Seminars for Students |
TOC encourages students interested in learning more about Objectivism to attend the center’s summer seminar this July at UCLA.
Date: 3/21/2002 |
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| At the Center, February 2002 |
David Kelley speaks to Junta and to Institute of Human Values in Health Care
Date: 2/28/2002 |
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| New TOC Web Site Design |
After many months of work, TOC's Web site manager, Shawn Klein, recently unveiled the center's new Web design. The primary goal of the reworked design was to provide an attractive site that is easy to navigate and user-friendly. At the same time, TOC wished to add new contents and features, many of which will premiere later in the year.
Date: 2/28/2002 |
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| Edward Hudgins Joins TOC Staff to Open Washington Office |
The Objectivist Center is pleased to announce that it has appointed Edward L. Hudgins to launch a new branch office in Washington, D. C. and to serve as a senior writer and spokesman.
Date: 2/15/2002 |
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| TOC launches New Website |
A brief description of the new TOC website.
Date: 1/13/2002 |
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| TOC Promotes 'Objectivist Studies' Monographs |
TOC Promotes 'Objectivist Studies' Monographs to university libraries
Date: 1/11/2002 |
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| What's New on the Web |
What's New on the Web for January 2002
Date: 1/11/2002 |
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| What's New on the Web |
What's New on the Web December 2001
Date: 12/1/2001 |
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| Last Chance for TOC Live! Tapes |
Last Chance for TOC LIVE! Tapes from the 2001 Summer Seminar on Johnstown, PA.
Date: 12/1/2001 |
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| TOC Changes Brokers |
Those who wish to donate stock to TOC should take note of this latest change.
Date: 12/1/2001 |
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| Sightings from Navigator 4, 11 |
Anti-Living Wage protests at Harvard
Date: 12/1/2001 |
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| Kelley Adresses Hartford Federalist Society |
TOC’s executive director, David Kelley, recently delivered a talk at the Hartford, Connecticut, Federalist Society. His next major talk will be January 11–12 at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Date: 12/1/2001 |
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| Internship and Fellowship Application Information |
The Objectivist Center offers summer internships and visiting fellowships for students, scholars, and activists to work on writing projects at our offices in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Date: 11/26/2001 |
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| Professor George Walsh -- In Memoriam |
The Objectivist Center's staff has been saddened to learn of the death of Professor George Walsh, a trustee since the center's founding.
Date: 11/19/2001 |
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| Web Site Traffic Increases After Terror Attacks |
Since the attack, the average grew to just above 2,000 daily user sessions, with almost half a dozen days reaching 2,500 user sessions or more.
Date: 11/1/2001 |
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| Reid Wientge Becomes TOC's Director of Development |
A veteran of the financial services industry, Reid Wientge, has been hired to head up the center's fundraising efforts.
Date: 11/1/2001 |
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| Sightings from Navigator 4, 10 |
Aristos sets up web page for painter Jose Manuel Capuletti - one of Ayn Rand's favorite painters
Date: 11/1/2001 |
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| Objectivist Center Updates Moves to Yahoo! Groups |
As of October, the center has switched to Yahoo! Groups as the provider for the Email Update Service.
Date: 11/1/2001 |
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| Navigator Web Special: Assault on Civilization |
Within a few days of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, The Objectivist Center created a special Navigator Web section called "The Assault on Civilization.
Date: 11/1/2001 |
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| New Pamphlet Released on Rand's Political Thought |
The Objectivism Store announces the publication of "Radical for Capitalism," a new introduction to the political theory of Ayn Rand by William Thomas.
Date: 10/16/2001 |
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| New Monograph Published in Objectivist Studies Series |
Is Virtue Only a Means to Happiness? is the title of the latest Objectivist Studies monograph, now in print from The Objectivism Store
Date: 10/16/2001 |
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| Thomas Plans for Next ECW |
For those interested in honing their ability to present Objectivist ideas in public, there is no better source of training than TOC's Effective Communication Workshop.
Date: 10/16/2001 |
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| That Perfect Gift? |
As the holiday season approaches, marketing director Russell La Valle would like to remind all TOC members and supporters that Principal Source gift certificates are available and could be that perfect gift for anyone who loves reason, individualism, freedom, and achievement.
Date: 10/16/2001 |
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| Principal Source Prices Increase in New Catalog |
Russell La Valle has announced that with this year's annual mail-order catalog—"Winter 2001-2002"—Principal Source will be raising prices on a number of its products.
Date: 10/16/2001 |
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| ECW Students Learn the Art of Public Speaking |
William Thomas, David Kelley, and Susan McCloskey spent the weekend of August 3-5 at the College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York, instructing seven promising advocates of Objectivism in the art of public speaking. This was the summer 2001 Effective Communication Workshop.
Date: 10/16/2001 |
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| TOC 'Fellow Travelers' Prepare for 2002 |
The Objectivist Center's fourth trip abroad, this time to Tuscany, Italy, will take place November 7-15.
Date: 10/16/2001 |
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| Sightings from Navigator 4, 9 |
What Art Is?, Art Renewal Center, Allen Costell teaches, Libertarian John Buttrick appointed to Arizona's Maricopa County Superior Court.
Date: 10/16/2001 |
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| Rick Goad Leaves TOC |
Announcement about Rick Goad's departure from TOC.
Date: 9/1/2001 |
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| Sightings from Navigator 4, 8 |
Michael Newberry's website, Art Renewal Center, American Society of Classical Realism,
Date: 9/1/2001 |
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| Objectivism Celebrated at 2001 Summer Seminar |
The Objectivist Center hosted its twelfth annual summer seminar from June 30-July 8 at the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown.
Date: 9/1/2001 |
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| Frank Kirmss—In Memorium |
We note with sadness the recent death of Frank Kirmss Jr., 65, of Dallas, Texas, a generous supporter of the Center's work, an enthusiastic participant in its programs, and a man who truly exemplified the spirit of Objectivism.
Date: 9/1/2001 |
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| Advanced Seminar Brings Together Objectivist Scholars |
The Advanced Seminar is TOC's incubator for encouraging new scholarly work that examines and extends the Objectivist system of ideas.
Date: 9/1/2001 |
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| A Call for Op-ed Writers |
We invite writers to submit op-eds to The Objectivist Center. If the op-ed meets our editorial standards, we will distribute the piece nationally and pay the author $50
Date: 8/28/2001 |
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| Two Works Are On the Way |
The research and training division of The Objectivist Center has been hard at work on two new books, which are now nearing completion.
Date: 7/1/2001 |
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| TOC to Redesign Web Site |
The Objectivist Center site will have a fresh look and many new sections with expanded and improved content.
Date: 7/1/2001 |
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| Sightings from Navigator 4, 7 |
Robert Levy of Cato debates the Tobacco Products Liability Project on MSNBC's 'Mike Barnicle Show.', Freedom Summit in Phoenix, AZ, IHS politopia,
Date: 7/1/2001 |
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| Sightings from Navigator 4, 6 |
FEE hosts Jose Pinera, James Robbins appears on The Chip Franklin Show, Institute for Justice wins legal victory of Las Vegas limousine operators,
Date: 6/1/2001 |
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| At The Center, June 2001 |
What's happening At the Center
Date: 6/1/2001 |
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| The Atlas Society Launches Operations |
After nearly two years of preparations, The Atlas Society—an organization for admirers of Ayn Rand's fiction—has begun its activities.
Date: 5/1/2001 |
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| Summer 2001 Public Speaking Workshop Scheduled |
The Effective Communication Workshop is TOC's greenhouse for developing the public speaking talents of the Objectivist community
Date: 5/1/2001 |
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| Mayer Serves on Jefferson Commission |
TOC advisor David Mayer was a member of the Scholars Commission on the Thomas Jefferson-Sally Hemings Matter, which released its final report in Washington, D.C., on April 12.
Date: 5/1/2001 |
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| Sightings from Navigator 4, 5 |
Cato Institute luncheon featureing a Federal Elections Commission commissioner speaking on how campaign finance laws limit free speech, and David Horowitz discusses his activities on college campuses.
Date: 5/1/2001 |
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| Kelley, Thomas Attend Cato University |
David Kelley and William Thomas represented the center at the Cato Institute's Cato University seminar held in Philadelphia March 29 through April 1.
Date: 5/1/2001 |
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| Basic Principles To Be Reissued |
The reissuing of the classic Basic Principles of Objectivism. The original taped course from the NBI days.
Date: 4/1/2001 |
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| Last Call for Summer Seminar |
The final deadlines for TOC's Summer Seminar 2001 are fast approaching.
Date: 4/1/2001 |
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| Sponsors Dinner Will Celebrate TOC's Future |
Sponsors Dinner Will Celebrate TOC's Future
Date: 4/1/2001 |
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| The World of 'Atlas Shrugged' Is Released |
Scripted by The Objectivist Center’s Robert James Bidinotto, The World of "Atlas Shrugged" is an audio companion to Ayn Rand’s masterpiece that will soon be available in bookstores.
Date: 4/1/2001 |
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| Sightings from Navigator 4, 4 |
Camp Indecon scholarships, Atlas Economic Research Foundation twentieth anniversary, Claremont Institute's 2001 Publius Fellows program, Pioneer Institute Better Government Competition, Intercollegiate Studies Institute Campus Outrage Awards 'The Pollys' winners,
Date: 4/1/2001 |
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| At the Center, April 2001 |
What's happening At the Center
Date: 4/1/2001 |
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| Imagine a University Where People Share Your Values |
For students interested in Objectivism, the summer offers what the school year does not: the chance to spend time in an Objectivist university, learning about the philosophy and its applications, and living for a time in a place where your values are understood and appreciated.
Date: 3/1/2001 |
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| Sightings from Navigator 4, 3 |
Foundation for Economic Education, Ireland's free market think tank The Open Rebublic, Henry Hazlitt Foundation website
Date: 3/1/2001 |
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| Advanced Seminar Program Set |
The Advanced Seminar in Objectivist Studies is TOC's hot-house for encouraging new scholarly work examining and extending the Objectivist system of ideas.
Date: 3/1/2001 |
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| TOC Host Effective Communication Workshop |
The Winter 2001 TOC Effective Communication Workshop took place February 2-4. Taught by William Thomas, Susan McCloskey, and David Kelley, the intensive workshop allowed the participants to sharpen their skills at public speaking and at organizing and presenting Objectivist ideas.
Date: 3/1/2001 |
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| TOC Speakers Engage Many Audiences |
Different Speaking engagements by TOC Speakers
Date: 3/1/2001 |
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| TOC Fellow Travelers Visit Fjordland of Norway |
TOC 'Fellow Travelers' Visit Fjordland of Norway
Date: 2/1/2001 |
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| TOC increase web presence |
TOC joins up with Grantmatch.org, Guidestar.com, Helping.org, and Igive.com
Date: 2/1/2001 |
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| Kelley and Thomas Attend Conferences |
TOC's executive director, David Kelley, and its manager of research and training, William Thomas, attended the Eastern Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association in New York City
Date: 2/1/2001 |
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| Summer Intershipes |
Summer Interships available at The Objectivist Center
Date: 2/1/2001 |
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| TOC Gears Up for the Summer Seminar |
The center's staff have been working hard to prepare for the twelfth annual summer seminar. To be held in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, this year's seminar will bring together hundreds of people for a mix of education, social life, inspiration, and good fun.
Date: 2/1/2001 |
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| Sightings from Navigator 4, 2 |
TOC Sightings: Camp Indecon in Colorado, Olive W. Garvey Fellowship from The Independent Institute, Stephen Hicks interviewed, Atlas Shrugged tied Lord of the Rings as best novel of twentieth century, Cato battling outdoor smoking ban in Frienship Heights, Maryland.
Date: 2/1/2001 |
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| Weekend Seminars in Objectivism |
TOC is now offering The Essence of Objectivism as a day and a half weekend seminar
Date: 2/1/2001 |
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| Speakers Chosen for 2001 Summer Seminar |
The Objectivist Center is pleased to announce a partial line-up of speakers for its twelfth annual summer seminar.
Date: 1/1/2001 |
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| At the Center, January 2001 |
What's happening At the Center
Date: 1/1/2001 |
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| Sightings from Navigator 4, 1 |
Economist competition: 'The World in 2050' winner William Douglas is a TOC member.
Date: 1/1/2001 |
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| Passing the Torch: Stone Leaves TOC |
After nearly four years of service, Tom Stone turns the Web site over to Shawn Klein.
Date: 1/1/2001 |
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| Web Site Begins Q&A |
The launching of a new service to allow for submission of questions on how Objectivism might address particular issues. Answers are archived on the website.
Date: 12/1/1999 |
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| Sightings, December 1999 |
Atlas Shrugged and TNT; Journal of Ayn Rand Studies.
Date: 12/1/1999 |
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| Objectivist Studies Flourishing at TOC |
Advancing Objectivism: the scholarship and research activities of The Objectivist Center staff: including the Effective Communication Workshop, Cyberseminar in Objectivist Studies, the Advanced Seminar, and the Objectivist Studies monograph series.
Date: 12/1/1999 |
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| Fall 1999 TOC Conference |
An Objectivist Center conference entitled 'What Should We Worship? Reclaiming Spirituality from Religion'
Date: 11/1/1999 |
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| Advanced Seminar Studies Philosophic Method |
A detailed event report on the 1999 Summer Seminar.
Date: 9/1/1999 |
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| Summer Seminar Caps IOS Decade |
A detailed event report on the 1999 Summer Seminar.
Date: 9/1/1999 |
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| Cyberseminar Returns |
Cyberseminar announcment for ''Continental Orgins of Postmodernism''--lead by Dr. Stephen Hicks.
Date: 9/1/1999 |
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| Aglialoro and Silk Join TOC Board of Trustees |
John Aglialoro and Roger Silk Join TOC Board of Trustees
Date: 9/1/1999 |
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| IOS Maps its Future |
The Institute for Objectivist Studies (IOS) becomes The Objectivist Center (TOC) and takes broader focus on cultural change.
Date: 7/1/1999 |
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| Editor's Column, July 1999 |
Comments from the Editor, Roger Donway
Date: 7/1/1999 |
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| Sightings, July 1999 |
Carolyn Ray has obtained a Ph.D. in philosophy from Indiana University.
Date: 7/1/1999 |
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| A ''Beta'' Version of Logical Structure Is Printed |
Beta version of Logical Structure of Objectivism is printed in a limited run for summer seminar class.
Date: 7/1/1999 |
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| Introducting The Atlas Society |
Introducting The Objectivist Center's newest division: The Atlas Society. TAS will focus on reader's of Ayn Rand's fiction.
Date: 7/1/1999 |
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| IOS Takes Communication Workshop on the Road |
Effective Communication Workshop in Chicago.
Date: 6/1/1999 |
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| Editor's Column, June 1999 |
Corrections and comments from the Editor, Roger Donway
Date: 6/1/1999 |
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| Sightings, June 1999 |
Ayn Rand on cover of Insight magazine; Letters about Rand scholarship in Chronicle of Higher Education; Michael Newberry; David Mayer in The Freeman; Club updates.
Date: 6/1/1999 |
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| The Business of Running a Philosophy Institute |
What and who it takes to run the institute. A tribute to the work of Jamie Dorrian, Kristen Carlson, and Laura Lucey.
Date: 6/1/1999 |
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| Showing the Flag, June 1999 |
Will Thomas talks on Business Ethics; Robert Bidinotto gives some talks at Libertarian Party's state convention and at Suny-New Paltz.
Date: 6/1/1999 |
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| The Stamp of Greatness; Logbook |
Logbook account of USPS introduction of the Ayn Rand stamp.
Date: 6/1/1999 |
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| Sightings, May 1999 |
Rand in Chronicle of Higher Education; Ayn Rand Stamp; Human Flourishing; Patricia Speer; Stephen Moses in Wall Street Journal; DoubleClick founder; local club news.
Date: 5/1/1999 |
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| Showing the Flag, May 1999 |
David Kelley at Columbia University participating in panel session on Internet encryption policy.
Date: 5/1/1999 |
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| The Editor's Column, April 1999 |
Donway on the Soundings column.
Date: 4/1/1999 |
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| Showing the Flag April 1999 |
Tom Stone's expansion of the website.
Date: 4/1/1999 |
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| Summer Seminar Notices (1999) |
Information about the 1999 Seminar.
Date: 4/1/1999 |
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| An Institute Where Objectivists Study |
Stephen Hicks spends a year at Institute for Objectivist Studies (now The Objectivist Center) as a senior fellow.
Date: 4/1/1999 |
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| Sightings, April 1999 |
Excerpts from Virtue of Selfishness, news from local clubs.
Date: 4/1/1999 |
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| Thoughts That Breathe And Words That Burn |
Reporting on the the second Effective Communication Workshop. This workshop hones the logical and rhetorical skills of attendees.
Date: 4/1/1999 |
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| A Pride of Egoists? |
Summer Seminar 1999 Preview.
Date: 3/1/1999 |
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| Sightings, March 1999 |
Feminist Interpretations of Ayn Rand; What Art Is; Discussion groups
Date: 3/1/1999 |
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| Join IOS in the Swiss Alps |
Longtime institute sponsors Charles and Susanna Tomlinson have arranged a spectacular fall educational and travel tour for Objectivists . . . in the heart of the majestic Swiss Alps.
Date: 3/1/1999 |
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| Showing the Flag, March 1999 |
Various speaking and media appearances by David Kelley, Robert Bidinitto. Plus positive feedback on Objectivism Today 1998 and Kelley's book "A Life of One's Own".
Date: 3/1/1999 |
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| An Embarrassment of Riches |
1999 Summer Seminar Preview
Date: 2/1/1999 |
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| Sightings, February 1999 |
Camp Indecon; Reason Papers and Ayn Rand; Walter Olson, Enlightenment, and Objectivism Today 1998; Ayn Rand's essays included in textbooks; George Reisman on Clinton's impeachment; At the Salons.
Date: 2/1/1999 |
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| Basic Membership |
Information about basic memberships at The Center.
Date: 2/1/1999 |
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| Sightings, January 1999 |
Camp Indecon Web site, Leadership Institute alternative campus publications, criticism of Chandran Kukathas's Routledge encyclopedia on the history of philosophy article on Ayn Rand, Skirmishes.
Date: 1/1/1999 |
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| Showing the Flag, January 1999 |
David Kelley has been busy speaking out about Objectivism.
Date: 1/1/1999 |
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| It Was a Very Good Year |
Principal Source has a good year in 1999 with new acquisitions and expanded inventory.
Date: 1/1/1999 |
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| An Echo of Will Thomas's Latin America Tour |
Will Thomas interviewed by newspaper La Razon.
Date: 1/1/1999 |
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| Walter Olson Praises Objectivism Today |
Walter Olson, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, has written an article praising Objectivism Today 1998 and its defense of Enlightenment values against both the pre- and post-Enlightenment.
Date: 1/1/1999 |
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| 10!--1999 Summer Seminar Announcment |
The announcement for the 10th annual Summer Seminar, held in Burlington, Vermont, July 3- July 10, 1999.
Date: 1/1/1999 |
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| Robert A. Levy Becomes Institute Trustee |
Robert A. Levy, a senior fellow in constitutional studies at the Cato Institute, joined the IOS Board of Trustees last November.
Date: 1/1/1999 |
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| Sightings, December 1998 |
Ayn Rand Stamp, Local Salons, IHS fellowships, John Ellis, Greed in New Zealand.
Date: 12/1/1998 |
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| Full Context Celebrates a Double Anniversary |
The newsletter Full Context is celebrating both its ten-year and its hundred-issue anniversaries. Under the circumstances, Navigator is pleased to present Karen Minto's account of its history
Date: 12/1/1998 |
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| Good News, Good News |
Good news from several newspaper columnists on Objectivism Today: The Real Culture Wars.
Date: 12/1/1998 |
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| A Life of One's Own Is Published ''Officially'' |
The Cato Institute published David Kelley's ''A Life of One's Own'' which concludes that the concept of welfare rights is invalid.
Date: 11/1/1998 |
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| Meet the Illustrators |
Introduction to the illustrators who do work for Navigator.
Date: 11/1/1998 |
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| Russell La Valle to Manager IOS's Principal Source |
Russell P. La Valle joined the Institute for Objectivist Studies on September 22, 1998, with the immediate mission of taking over the institute's Principal Source division.
Date: 11/1/1998 |
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| Sightings, November 1998 |
Reason Papers, Camp Indecon, Feminist Interpretations of Ayn Rand, Objectivity journal, Fred Seddon
Date: 11/1/1998 |
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| Sightings, October 1998 |
Navigator announces the forthcoming appearance of a special forum on "Rand and Philosophy." It also discusses a major article on Ayn Rand in a new encyclopedia of philosophy. Who is the author and what does he make of Rand's great novels?
Date: 10/1/1998 |
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| Showing the Flag, October 1998 |
Activities of the Center
Date: 10/1/1998 |
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| Objectivism Today: The Real Culture Wars |
The 1998 Objectivism Today conference, to be held on October 24 in New York City, will strive to present Objectivists with a new vision of the cultural factions now contesting for dominance in American society.
Date: 10/1/1998 |
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| Walsh Examines Religion's History and Practice |
IOS is pleased to announce that George Walsh’s book The Role of Religion in History has just been published
Date: 9/1/1998 |
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| Don Heath Leaves IOS |
Donald Heath, the institute's longtime director of operations, has resigned that position to pursue other plans.
Date: 9/1/1998 |
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| A Star-Studded Conference |
Objectivism Today: The Real Culture Wars The Culture of the Enlightenment and its Enemies
Date: 9/1/1998 |
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| Living Together--Independently |
Cato publishes David Kelley's A Life of One's Own: a defense of the ideal of a society in which men live together cooperatively, but independently. It is also an attack on the groundings of the Welfare State.
Date: 7/1/1998 |
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| IOS and Cato University |
David Kelley at Cato University
Date: 7/1/1998 |
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| Sightings, July/August 1998 |
Ayn Rand in Scandinavia; Austrian Scholars Conference; IHS; Rent control; Does Atlas Shrug at University of Michigan
Date: 7/1/1998 |
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| IOS Initiates Monograph Series |
Announcing the launch of a monograph series in philosophy, psychology, and history.
Date: 6/1/1998 |
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| Departures and Arrivals |
Joanne Phillips leaves, Kristen Carlson and Jonathan Hayden start.
Date: 6/1/1998 |
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| Bidinotto Answers Queries On Memberships and Gifts |
In the past two years, the institute has attracted a large number of new members, and many of them have questions about their membership. What does it mean to be a "member"? How long does a membership period run? What benefits does a contribution bring? Is the institute increasing its efforts at soliciting contributions?
Date: 6/1/1998 |
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| Sightings, June 1998 |
Center for Long Term Care Financing; Monadnock Online; David Duval; Reisman's Capitalism; Martin L. Cowen.
Date: 6/1/1998 |
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| Sightings, May 1998 |
Jeffrey Hoffman on Ayn Rand: Sense of Life; environmentalism and atheism.
Date: 5/1/1998 |
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| Showing the Flag |
David Kelley quoted in Investor's Business Daily and gives a talk at SUNY
Date: 5/1/1998 |
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| Livingston Publishes on Measurement Omission |
Ken Livingston, who is director
of the program in cognitive science at Vassar College, describes the research paper he has
just published--and why it lends support to Rand's theory regarding the omission of
measurements in concept formation.
Date: 5/1/1998 |
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| A Slogan Is Born! |
Michael Milken was a greater benefactor to mankind than Mother Teresa.
Date: 5/1/1998 |
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| Last Call for the 1998 IOS Summer Seminar |
A review of the highlights of the 1998 Summer Seminar in Objectivism
Date: 5/1/1998 |
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| Visiting Fellow's Work Proceeds Apace |
William Thomas, the institute's new visiting fellow, reports that he is proceeding "full steam ahead" with his project of turning David Kelley's "The Logical Structure of Objectivism" lectures into a book
Date: 5/1/1998 |
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| Will Thomas Becomes IOS's first Visting Fellow |
Will Thomas will be working closely with the institute's executive director, David Kelley, to create a book from the Logical Structure of Objectivism lectures
Date: 4/1/1998 |
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| Sightings, April 1998 |
David Kelley letter to the editor of New York Times regarding review of Journals of Ayn Rand
Date: 4/1/1998 |
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| IOS Summer Seminar: The Focus Is on Students |
Nowhere else can students be exposed to leading-edge Objectivist thought, rigorous in standards and methodology, yet conducted in an atmosphere open to questioning and criticism.
Date: 4/1/1998 |
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| Media Spotlight on Objectivism |
Recent attention devoted to Ayn Rand and Objectivism by major media outlets, including The New York Times and U. S. News and World Report.
Date: 4/1/1998 |
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| Bidinotto Builds Bridges to Libertarians |
An account of Robert Bidinotto's highly successful talk in Washington, D.C.: 'Building Bridges between Objectivists and Libertarians'
Date: 3/1/1998 |
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| Greed: The Impact Statement |
An account of the institute's promotional efforts and at the response to the John Stossel, ABC show Greed.
Date: 3/1/1998 |
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| Sightings, March 1998 |
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life; Jeff Scott on Stockholders and stakeholders
Date: 3/1/1998 |
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| Kelley on Reflects on Stossel's Greed |
David Kelley recalls how John Stossel's Greed came about and how the show that he saw on television appeared from his perspective.
Date: 2/1/1998 |
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| Sightings, January 1998 |
News on James Robbins and Larry Sechrest
Date: 1/1/1998 |
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| International Libertarian Group Hails Bidinotto |
International Society for Individual Liberty (ISIL) lavished praise on the talk given at ISIL's 1997 Rome conference by Robert Bidinotto
Date: 1/1/1998 |
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| IOS Growth Surged in 1997 |
Details of the remarkable 1997 growth
Date: 1/1/1998 |
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| Neal Goldman Is Named to IOS's Board of Trustees |
Neal I. Goldman, president and founder of Manhattan-based Goldman Capital Management, Inc., was appointed to the IOS Board of Trustees in November 1997.
Date: 1/1/1998 |
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| Sightings, November 1997 |
Kelly Rogers, Chris Sciabarra, Tibor Machan, Alan Greenspan, William Dale
Date: 11/1/1997 |
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| Sightings, October 1997 |
Georgia Representatives William Clark; IHS, We The Living Optioned, Cato Institute, Atlas Shrugged Media Attention
Date: 10/1/1997 |
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| Sightings, September 1997 |
Frank Lloyd Wright and Ayn Rand, We The Living, Franciscio Villalobos, George Reisman on George Soros and the Capitalist Threat.
Date: 9/1/1997 |
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