2005 Summer Seminar
Union College in Schenectady, New York
July 9 - July 16, 2004

On Ayn Rand and Objectivism: A Live Interview with Nathaniel Branden, Ph.D.

—Duncan Scott

Course Description:

Psychologist Nathaniel Branden was Ayn Rand’s close associate through the years in which Rand wrote Atlas Shrugged and most of her non-fiction. As founder and principal lecturer of the Nathaniel Branden Institute, he helped define Objectivism and launch the Objectivist movement. In this special session, a continuation of the 2004 Vancouver interview, Duncan Scott, director of the Objectivist History Project, will lead a discussion with Dr. Branden about his recollections of the history of Objectivism and Ayn Rand as a thinker. Time will be provided for audience questions, and questions may be submitted in advance to Scott care of TOC for possible inclusion in the interview.


Schedule: Thursday, 11:30 - 12:45 PM
Track: Philosophy