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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.

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“This conference was a rejuvenating and intellectually stimulating experience unlike anything I’ve ever encountered. If you told me the next conference would be held on a remote island in the Arctic Circle, I’d find a way to get there. I would swim through orca-infested, icy seas if I had to. That’s how much I loved this conference and how excited I am to attend the next one.” —Leisa

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OSI’s courses help you think more clearly, live more fully, and defend freedom more effectively

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OSI’s podcasts provide a constant stream of ideas, strategies, and tactics for success and happiness

Conferences

OSI’s conferences sharpen your mind, fuel your soul, and connect you with others who live to thrive

Courses

Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal Reading Group

with Martin Hooss

12 hours total | 8 sessions

beginning April 26, 2024

Explore Ayn Rand’s moral and philosophic case for capitalism, the social system based on individual rights, and how to defend it on solid ground.

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Atlas Shrugged Reading Group

with Angel Walker-Werth

Explore one of the most philosophically rich novels ever written and expand your knowledge of rational, life-serving ideas.

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Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand Reading Group

with Jon Hersey

21 hours total | 14 sessions

Deepen your understanding of Ayn Rand’s life-serving philosophy by studying Dr. Leonard Peikoff’s systematic presentation alongside other active-minded readers.

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