Welcome to Objective Standard Institute
Philosophy for Freedom and Flourishing
If you want to live your life to the fullest, OSI is for you. It’s about the basic means to that end: rational, practical philosophy.
Our courses, podcasts, and conferences will sharpen your mind and transform your life.
Level up with OSI. It’s time to thrive.
Intellectual Accelerator Program
Your Path to a Career in Writing and Speaking
Do you want to help spread the ideas on which personal happiness, social harmony, and political freedom depend?
If so, OSI’s Intellectual Accelerator Program (IAP) may be a good fit for you.
Schedules can be fixed or flexible, and scholarships are available.
Conferences
OSI’s conferences sharpen your mind, fuel your soul, and connect you with others who live to thrive
Blog
Keeping ideas connected to reality so they can serve our lives in reality.
On Solid Ground is the hub for content from OSI fellows and affiliates, along with announcements about OSI’s programs and events. Here, you’ll find links to our team’s articles, videos, and other materials published across various platforms. And you’ll discover opportunities to support and engage with our global community.
Level up with OSI. It’s time to thrive.
Courses
Defenders of Capitalism
with Eric Daniels
9 hours total | 6 sessions, beginning October 14, 2024
Come deepen and refine your understanding of capitalism, become a more powerful advocate of freedom, and fight more effectively for a future of flourishing.
Romance in Art: What Paintings Can Show Us about Love
with Luc Travers
6 hours total | 4 sessions, beginning October 22, 2024
Learn about love from some of history’s most romance-focused artists.
Philosophy: Who Needs It Reading Group
with Angelica Walker-Werth
12 hours total | 8 sessions, beginning October 30, 2024
Deepen your understanding of principles for thinking clearly and living fully by critically examining Ayn Rand’s Philosophy: Who Needs It.
“Understanding Objectivism” Listening Group
with Martin Hooss
16.5 hours total | 11 sessions, beginning November 7, 2024
Fortify your understanding of Ayn Rand’s “philosophy for living” by grounding its key principles in perceptual reality through focused discussions of Leonard Peikoff’s course “Understanding Objectivism.”
