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