The Harvard Objectivist Club is an organization dedicated to the continuing study of Objectivism, the philosophy developed by Ayn Rand.  The fundamentals of Objectivism are best summarized as follows:

• Metaphysics:   objective reality
• Epistemology:   reason
• Ethics:    rational self-interest
• Politics:   capitalism

09/26/07

Before your lives become too busy with schoolwork and other such matters, make sure to mark your calendars for our very first lecture event of the academic year! Details below.

Transfiguring the Novel: The Literary Revolution in Atlas Shrugged

Lecture sponsored by the Ayn Rand Institute and the Harvard Objectivist Club in honor of the novel's 50th anniversary
Dr. Andrew Bernstein, Visitng Professor of Philosophy at Marist College
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Emerson Hall 305
Admission is FREE and open to the public

DESCRIPTION: The novel, as the most conceptual of art forms, holds the potential to integrate a vast range of intellectual content. In Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand has actualized the full potential of the novel as a literary form.

This talk examines the specific means by which Ayn Rand synthesizes every conceivable literary element into a novel whose artistic integration is as complete as its grand-scale story (and philosophical scope) is vast.

If you have any questions or if you need explicit directions feel free to contact us at hoc@hcs.harvard.edu

--Kelly and Diana
HOC officers

02/18/07

Hello Everyone, I am happy to announce our first lecture of the spring semester! Details below.

The Virtuous Egoist

Lecture sponsored by the Ayn Rand Institute and the Harvard Objectivist Club
Dr. Tara Smith, Professor of Philosophy at The University of Texas, Austin
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
8:00 pm
Harvard Hall 104
Admission is FREE and open to the public

Dr. Smith will explain why a person should be an egoist, the kind of egoism that Rand does and does not commend, and the kinds of virtues that a person must exercise in order to actually advance his self-interest. Along the way, Dr. Smith differentiates Rand's rational egoism from hedonism, materialism, and predation, and sketches Rand's egoistic account of two vital but widely misunderstood virtues: honesty and justice.

If you have any questions or if you need explicit directions feel free to contact us at hoc@hcs.harvard.edu

--Kelly and Diana
HOC officers

11/11/06

Hello Everyone, I am happy to announce our second lecture of the year! Details below.

A Utopia of Greed: Ayn Rand's Moral Defense of Capitalism

Lecture sponsored by the Harvard Objectivist Club
Richard M. Salsman, president and chief market strategist of InterMarket Forecasting
Friday, November 17th, 2006
7:30 pm
Harvard Hall 201
Admission is FREE and open to the public

If you have any questions feel free to contact us at hoc@hcs.harvard.edu

--Kelly and Diana
HOC officers

10/09/06

Due to the Columbus Day holiday, we will hold our first general meeting on Tuesday, October 10 at 9 pm in Memorial Hall 028. (note: future general meetings will take place on Mondays at 7:30 pm). We will introduce the club, talk about the things we do, hand out informational material, and briefly discuss the basics of Objectivism for those not familiar with the philosophy. It will be a relatively brief intro meeting. Hope to see you there! Best, Kelly and Diana

09/11/06

Hello Everyone, I am happy to announce the first event of the year! Details below.

The Fountainhead and the Spirit of Youth

Lecture sponsored by the Harvard Objectivist Club
B. John Bayer
Thursday, September 21st, 2006
6:15 pm
Emerson Hall 305
Admission is FREE and open to the public

If you have any questions feel free to contact us at hoc@hcs.harvard.edu

--Kelly and Diana
HOC officers