Understanding Rights
Here’s an episode of Under Standing about the source and nature of rights. Enjoy!
The Power and Community of LevelUp
What’s so special about these events? They’re about taking your life and happiness seriously. And the attendees are people who take these values seriously.
Ely Lassman’s Video Series on Rational, Practical Philosophy
Ely Lassman has launched a video series on YouTube, discussing philosophic issues from an Objectivist perspective. I encourage you to check it out and subscribe to his channel.
Kiyah Willis on YouTube: A Voice of Reason for Gen Z
Join Kiyah as she explores issues of the day applying the principles of reason, individualism, and capitalism—and debunks false alternatives such as wokeism vs. religion, feelings vs. faith, and socialism vs. conservatism.
Is There a God-Shaped Hole—or a Self-Shaped Hole?
Join Craig Biddle at LevelUp 2024 to hear him talk about the “God-shaped hole”—the idea that if you don’t believe in God and accept him into your life, you’ll be deprived of spiritual values such as meaning and purpose—and it's alternative idea: the self-shaped hole.
Sam Harris and Alex O’Connor Debate Morality
I was delighted to see that Alex O’Connor recently debated Sam Harris about whether ethics is objective and, if so, on what grounds.
Kiyah Willis and Ely Lassman: Cancelled but Speaking
Anti-Israel, pro-Hamas students pressured to ban Kiyah from King’s College London's campus and Ely has received death threats.
Level Up in Life Like Never Before
LevelUp 2024 will have 600 attendees mostly between the ages of 18 and 30. To miss this conference is to miss the opportunity of a lifetime.
Objective Standard Institute’s 2023 in Review
OSI advanced its mission—and your values—beautifully in 2023. Here are some highlights of our projects and programs throughout the year. Courses OSI taught 12 in-depth courses to 238 students. These...
Level Up in Life Like Never Before
If you’ve attended TOS-Con in the past, you know the soul-fueling power of our conferences. But LevelUp 2023 will break the mold.
Objective Standard Institute’s Terrific 2022
Objective Standard Institute (OSI) has had a wonderfully productive year teaching the rising generation about the importance of philosophy, principles of Objectivism, and related ideas for living fully and advancing liberty.
LevelUp 2023: TOS-Con’s New Name, Date, and Location
Objective Standard Institute’s summer conference—previously called “TOS-Con”—is now “LevelUp Conferences.” Level Up 2023 will be in Phoenix, Arizona, June 21–24. The venue is the Arizona Grand Resort and Spa.