Ayn Rand Institute
Becoming an associate of leading Objectivists such as philosopher Leonard Peikoff, Brook co-founded Lyceum International in 1994, a company that organized Objectivist conferences and offered distance-learning courses. In 2000, he left Santa Clara University to succeed Michael Berliner as president and executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute, which was then located in Marina del Rey, California. The Institute moved to Irvine, California in 2002.
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Objectivism Rational egoism Individualism Capitalism Romantic realism |
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Ayn Rand Andrew Bernstein Harry Binswanger Nathaniel Branden · Yaron Brook Allan Gotthelf · David Kelley Tibor R. Machan Leonard Peikoff · George Reisman John Ridpath · Richard Salsman Tara Smith |
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Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal For the New Intellectual Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology The New Left Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand Philosophy: Who Needs It The Romantic Manifesto The Virtue of Selfishness The Voice of Reason Objectivist periodicals Journal of Ayn Rand Studies |
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Brook's philosophical activism includes teaching and public lecturing at ARI-sponsored events and conferences held predominantly in North America, speaking and debating at numerous American universities, delivering seminars for businesses and corporations in the United States and abroad, and writing opinion editorials for leading newspapers and websites.
Brook is a columnist for Forbes.com and a contributing editor of The Objective Standard. He speaks at universities, corporations, and professional and community groups across America, addressing a wide-range of current events and philosophical issues from an Objectivist perspective. He is a frequent radio guest on The Thom Hartmann Program, which is carried by the Air America Radio network, as well as a weekly guest on the Fox Business Network. He is a frequent guest on The Fox News Channel, on programs such as the Glenn Beck Program, and on CNBC programs such as On the Money and Morning Call. He has been interviewed for his expertise on the Middle East, foreign policy, economics and business ethics. Brook's writings and interviews have also appeared on Glenn Reynolds' Instapundit.
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