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
3:30 - 4:45
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
7:00 -
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