Summer Seminar on Ayn Rand's Philosophy: Transforming Life and Business

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SEMINAR SCHEDULE



Sunday:             Arrival & Registration

6:00 pm             Opening Dinner

7:30 pm             Social

 
Monday

8:00 – 9:00                       Breakfast

9:30am -11:00 am      Capitalism and the Human Environment
                                                                Richard Salsman

12:00 – 1:00 pm            Lunch

1:30 – 3:00 pm               What is Business?
                                                                William Kline

3:00 – 3:30 pm              Break

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm      Mike Rowe and Ayn Rand on the Virtue of Productivity
                                                                Carrie-Ann Biondi

6:00 - 7:00 pm               Dinner

7:30 pm                             Informal Group Discussions


Tuesday

8:00 – 9:00                       Breakfast

9:30am -11:00 am      Does Objectivity Matter?
                                                Stephen Hicks

12:00 – 1:00 pm            Lunch

1:30 – 3:00 pm               The Ethics and Economics of Profit
                                                Richard Salsman

3:00 – 3:30 pm              Break

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm      What is value?
                                                                William Kline

6:00 - 7:00 pm               Dinner

7:30 pm                             Making Decisions as a Leader
                                                                Michelle Bernier

 

Wednesday

8:00 – 9:00                       Breakfast

9:30am -11:00 am      The Nature of Selfishness
                                                                William Kline

12:00 – 1:00 pm            Lunch

1:30 – 5:00 pm              Trip to Abraham Lincoln Museum

6:00 - 7:00 pm               Dinner

7:30 pm                             Movie: The Founder (The story of McDonalds and Ray Kroc)

  

Thursday

8:00 – 9:00                       Breakfast

9:30am -11:00 am      Friendship and Flourishing
                                                                Carrie-Ann Biondi

12:00 – 1:00 pm            Lunch

1:30 – 3:00 pm               Ayn Rand on Racism
                                                Stephen Hicks

3:00 – 3:30 pm              Break

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm      The Morality of Inequality
                                                                Richard Salsman

6:00 - 7:00 pm               Dinner

7:30 pm                             Student led Debate

 

Friday

8:00 – 9:00                       Breakfast

9:30am -11:00 am      The Meaning of Life
                                                                Carrie-Ann Biondi

12:00 – 1:00 pm            Lunch

1:30 – 3:00 pm               On Being the Entrepreneur of Your Life
                                                                Stephen Hicks

3:00 – 3:30 pm              Break

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm      Panel Discussion

6:00 - 7:00 pm               Dinner

7:30 pm                             Exploring Comedy

 

Saturday

Departure