Objectivism Seminar (Q3-Q4) | 2025

This is a two-quarter seminar exploring Objectivism as a philosophical system. Its goal is to help you learn how to better understand and "chew" various principles of Objectivism and philosophical issues more generally. We will focus on some of the key principles of Objectivism, especially in ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology. And we will consider a bit of what Objectivism teaches about proper philosophical methodology.

A goal of the course is to reach a better grasp of the meaning of and interrelationships among some of Objectivism’s key principles, which will enable one to better apply the philosophy in one’s thinking and life.

This is a two-quarter seminar exploring Objectivism as a philosophical system. Its goal is to help you learn how to better understand and “chew” various principles of Objectivism and philosophical issues more generally. We will focus on some of the key principles of Objectivism, especially in ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology. And we will consider a bit of what Objectivism teaches about proper philosophical methodology.

A goal of the course is to reach a better grasp of the meaning of and interrelationships among some of Objectivism’s key principles, which will enable one to better apply the philosophy in one’s thinking and life.

Prerequisites or Corequisites: Students should have completed “Objectivism through Ayn Rand’s Fiction” as a prerequisite or have completed the “Intensive Seminar on Objectivism”.

Course Outline and Schedule: Click here (draft)

Level: 200       Start Date: April 15, 2025        Live Class: Tuesdays, 9-10:30 am PT        Quarter: Q3-Q4


Instructor(s):
Onkar Ghate (oghate@aynrand.org)
Mike Mazza (mmazza@aynrand.org)
Lead TA(s):
Dan Schwartz (dschwartz@aynrand.org)
Ricardo Birck (rbirck@aynrand.org)
Assistant TA(s):
Marek Michulka (mmichulka@aynrand.org)
Mohamed Ali (mali@aynrand.org)
Course Outline and Schedule: Click here (draft)

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Level: 200       Start Date: April 15, 2025        Live Class: Tuesdays, 9-10:30 am PT        Quarter: Q3-Q4


Instructor(s):
Onkar Ghate (oghate@aynrand.org)
Mike Mazza (mmazza@aynrand.org)
Lead TA(s):
Dan Schwartz (dschwartz@aynrand.org)
Ricardo Birck (rbirck@aynrand.org)
Assistant TA(s):
Marek Michulka (mmichulka@aynrand.org)
Mohamed Ali (mali@aynrand.org)
Course Outline and Schedule: Click here (draft)

Assignment Groups: Assignment Groups

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Course Includes

  • 4 Lessons
  • 2 Topics
  • 10 Writing Assignments
  • Course Faculty

    Onkar Ghate
    Onkar Ghate
    Dr. Ghate is senior fellow, chief philosophy officer, and a board member of the Ayn Rand Institute. He specializes in Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism, and is ARI’s senior instructor and editor. He publishes and lectures on Rand’s philosophy and fiction, including application of Objectivism to cultural issues. He holds a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Calgary.
    Mike Mazza
    Mike Mazza
    Dr. Mazza is an associate fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute. He specializes in the philosophy of science with a particular interest in causality. Dr. Mazza received his PhD in philosophy from Saint Louis University.

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