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2000 Summer Seminar >

Complete Schedule of Events

The following is a key of abbreviations used below:

  • POL = Political/Cultural Commentary
  • PHIL = Philosophy
  • ART = Art and Aesthetics
  • APP = Applying Objectivism
  • * = Indicates that space in the session is limited.
    See course description for more information.

Sunday, July 2

8:30 - 9:15

  • Introduction to Objectivism I (William Thomas) PHIL
  • Philosophical Method I (David Kelley) PHIL

9:30- 10:45

  • The State of the Culture (David Kelley) POL

11:15 - 12:30

  • Teaching a Child to Read (Mary Heinking) APP
  • From Nietzsche to Heidegger I (Stephen Hicks) PHIL

2:00 - 3:15

  • Oedipus, Hamlet, and the Meaning of Tragedy (Susan McCloskey) ART
  • The Divided Legacy of Noam Chomsky (Robert Campbell) PHIL

3:30 - 4:45

  • Acting Techniques for Personal Growth I (Nell Robinson) ART
  • Obstacles to the Pursuit of Happiness I (Shelda Bond) APP
  • Introduction to Modern Mathematics I (David Ross) APP
  • Real Rhetoric: Writing a Speech (Ed Hudgins) APP
  • Seminar on Anarchy, State and Utopia I (Eric Mack) PHIL

7:00 -

  • Participant Sponsored Sessions
  • Spain Filtered, Spain Unfiltered (Eric Barnhill) ART
  • Movie Night ART
  • Common Room

Monday, July 3

8:30 - 9:15

  • Introduction to Objectivism II (William Thomas) PHIL
  • Philosophical Method II (David Kelley) PHIL

9:30- 10:45

  • The Dark Side of Growth Controls (John A. Charles) POL
  • Moral Habits (Diana Mertz-Hsieh) PHIL

11:15 - 12:30

  • Developing Your Child's Independence and Autonomy (Marsha Enright) APP
  • From Nietzsche to Heidegger II (Stephen Hicks) PHIL

2:00 - 3:15

  • 21st Century Renaissance (Michael Newberry) ART
  • How Rasa is the Tabula? (William Wilkinson) PHIL

3:30 - 4:45

  • Acting Techniques for Personal Growth II (Nell Robinson)
  • Obstacles to the Pursuit of Happiness II (Shelda Bond) APP
  • Introduction to Modern Mathematics II (David Ross) APP
  • Poking In the Dusty Corners (Doug Wagoner) ART
  • Seminar on Anarchy, State and Utopia II (Eric Mack) PHIL

7:00 -

  • Participant Sponsored Sessions
  • The Poetry of Kipling: Character, Craftsmanship, Contrasts (Linda Abrams) ART
  • Art Exhibition ART
  • Movie Night ART
  • Common Room

Tuesday, July 4

8:30 - 9:15

  • Introduction to Objectivism III (William Thomas) PHIL
  • Philosophical Method III (David Kelley) PHIL

9:30- 10:45

  • Psychological Visibility (William Wilkinson) PHIL
  • Privacy Rights (Ed Hudgins) POL

11:15 - 12:30

  • Objectivism is Child's Play! (Hannelore Bugby and the staff of Camp Indecon) APP
  • The Intellectual Foundations of American Constitutionalism I (David Mayer) PHIL

2:00 - 3:15

  • 20th Century American Music (Douglas Wagoner) ART
  • Children's Rights (Francisco Villalobos) PHIL

3:30 - 4:45

  • Responsibility and Happiness I (Nell Robinson) APP
  • The Spiritual Life (Allen Costell) PHIL
  • Introduction to Modern Mathematics III (David Ross) APP
  • How to Write a Poem (John Enright) ART
  • Seminar on Anarchy, State and Utopia III (Eric Mack) PHIL

7:00 -

  • Participant Sponsored Sessions
  • Bard on the Beach (Michael Landman) ART
  • Movie Night ART
  • Common Room

Wednesday, July 5

8:30 - 9:15

  • Introduction to Objectivism IV (William Thomas) PHIL
  • Philosophical Method IV (David Kelley) PHIL

9:30- 10:45

  • The Fall and Rise of Long Term Care (Stephen Moses) POL
  • Hayek's View of Society and Law (Eric Mack) PHIL

11:15 - 12:30

  • Seduction, Power and Happiness: Combating Cultism (John Bechtel) APP
  • The Intellectual Foundations of American Constitutionalism II (David Mayer) PHIL

2:00 - 3:15

  • Free Afternoon

3:30 - 4:45

  • Free Afternoon

7:00 -

  • Participant Sponsored Sessions
  • An Evening with a Composer/Pianist (Richard Speer) ART
  • Movie Night ART
  • Common Room

Thursday, July 6

8:30 - 9:15

  • Introduction to Objectivism V (William Thomas) PHIL
  • Philosophical Method V (David Kelley) PHIL

9:30- 10:45

  • How American Universities Avoid Accountability (Robert Campbell) POL
  • Egoism, Benevolence, and Human Rights (Nathaniel Branden) PHIL

11:15 - 12:30

  • Experiencing The Moral Ideal (Robert James Bidinotto) APP
  • Rational Egoism in Rand and Spinoza (Kevin Hill) PHIL

2:00 - 3:15

  • Visual Logic in Architecture (Fred Stitt) ART
  • Self and Others: A Panel on Egoism (Nathaniel Branden, Kevin Hill and David Kelley) PHIL

3:30 - 4:45

  • Responsibility and Happiness II (Nell Robinson) APP
  • The Theory of Productive Exercise (Francisco Villalobos) APP
  • Cultivating the Entrepreneurial Mind: A Workshop for Teenagers (Debra Ross) APP
  • How to Win Arguments (Carolyn Ray) PHIL
  • Inside a Composer's Mind (Richard Speer) ART

7:00 -

  • Participant Sponsored Sessions
  • Sponsor's Dinner
  • Common Room

Friday, July 7

8:30 - 9:15

  • Introduction to Objectivism VI (William Thomas) PHIL
  • Philosophical Method VI (David Kelley) PHIL

9:30- 10:45

  • Bringing Freedom Home: Devolution and Competition in America's Cities (Robert Poole) POL
  • The Value of Parenting (William Thomas) PHIL

11:15 - 12:30

  • Objectivism in an Information Age Economy (Nathaniel Branden) APP
  • The Enlightenment in Japan (Susanna Fessler) PHIL

2:00 - 3:15

  • Panel Discussion on the Future of Objectivism APP

3:30 - 4:45

  • Free Time

7:00 -

  • Gala Banquet and Dance

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