| 2005 Summer Seminar |
—Edward Hudgins, Ph.D.
Course Description:
Continuing a tradition at the Summer Seminar, Edward Hudgins, the Objectivist Center’s new executive director, will open the conference with his assessment of the current state of Objectivist ideas in politics and in the culture. He will discuss how ideas in general actually spread in a society and what approach might be most useful in furthering Objectivism. Must more individuals accept the philosophy as a whole or would the spread of distinct elements of Objectivism be more likely lead to a free, rational society? And he will consider what unique Objectivist ideas might have the most traction in the future.
Edward Hudgins is executive director of The Objectivist Center. He has a doctorate in Political Philosophy from Catholic University. His opinion writing has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Houston Chronicle, USA Today, Philadelphia Inquirer, Journal of Commerce, and Aviation Week & Space Technology. He is the author of Freedom to Trade: Refuting the New Protectionism and Space: The Free Market Frontier. He has appeared on NBC's "Dateline NBC," National Public Radio, PBS, Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC and Voice of America, among other media outlets.
Schedule: Sunday, 9:45 - 11:00 AM
Track: Political/Cultural Commentary