| 2005 Summer Seminar |
—Madeleine Cosman, J.D., Ph.D.
Course Description:
Dagny Taggart shoots guns and flies airplanes. Madeleine Cosman invites Objectivists to understand the value of these two exhilarating skills. In Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, Dagny flies a single engine airplane that she crash-lands on the hidden mountain runway of Galt's Gulch, and later she shoots and kills a recalcitrant guard when rescuing imprisoned John Galt. Objectivists should exult in flying and shooting because they require mental and physical discipline, preparation, practice, and bravura technique. Both "philosophical" sports liberate the practitioner from fear and vulnerability, enhance self-esteem, and use tools to soar beyond bodily restrictions. Dr. Cosman is a medical lawyer based in San Diego who flies and shoots. She is a Director of California Rifle and Pistol Association and writes a monthly column for Firing Line called "Madeleine's Guns and Medicine." As a Jewish child during World War II she learned the value of both survival sports.
Schedule: Tuesday, 8:30 - 9:30 AM
Track: Applying Objectivism