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Independent thinking means only accepting ideas or claims once you fully understand them and see that they fit with your other relevant knowledge.

A Rabbi, a Christian, and two Objectivists will discuss whether liberalism requires a religious or a rational secular foundation.

In How to Develop Your Happiness Plan, he will walk you through a proven way to increase your happiness dramatically.

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...

Learn the secular meaning of spirituality along with corresponding ideas and practices for filling your life with purpose, meaning, and joy. What is a spirit? What is spirituality? Do these...

Learn a step-by-step method for writing clear, compelling articles in defense of freedom (and for getting published in outlets such as The Objective Standard). If you want to advance freedom...

Explore one of the most philosophically rich novels ever written and expand your knowledge of rational, life-serving ideas. When is a great novel more than just a great story? When...

Expand and deepen your understanding of Ayn Rand’s theory of concepts, with a focus on the objectivity and use-value of the ideas. Rand’s Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology (ITOE) is about...

Expand your understanding of the basic principles of concept formation and usage, along with the conceptual fallacies that thwart thinking and obliterate objectivity.  The principles of logic, both inductive and...

Create your own supersystem for success by integrating highly effective strategies of self-development with basic principles of Ayn Rand’s Objectivism. Living the happiest, most-fulfilling life possible is a massively complex...

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.

Deepen your understanding of principles for thinking clearly and living fully by critically examining Ayn Rand’s Philosophy: Who Needs It. What is the nature of the world in which we...