Objectivism, Work, and Business – Fall 2025

Price

Admission

$499.00

Timing

Fall

Start Date

October 2, 2025

Duration

8 weeks

Live Class Hours

16 hours

Live Class Time

Thursdays, 3:30-4:30 pm ET

About this course

Objectivism upholds productive work as the central activity of a good life. Taking your life seriously requires taking work seriously. In this course, you will learn the principles and attitudes that will guide you in your work, your career, and in the world of business. This course is focused on ideas in action, explored through a series of live discussions with Objectivist businessmen, entrepreneurs, intellectuals, and professionals in various fields.

Prerequisite Courses and Knowledge

None

Instructors

Don Watkins

Mr. Watkins is vice president of fundraising and marketing at the Ayn Rand Institute. He is the best-selling author of books such as Equal Is Unfair (co-authored with Yaron Brook) and, most recently, Effective Egoism.

Tal Tsfany

Mr. Tsfany is president and CEO of the Ayn Rand Institute. Previously, he was an entrepreneur, investor, and executive in the software world in Israel and the United States. He is a co-founder of the Ayn Rand Center Israel and has published a young adult book titled Sophie.

About ARI Live Courses

Ayn Rand described Objectivism as “a philosophy for living on earth.” This idea is at the heart of ARI Live Courses, which provide the world’s best courses in Objectivism taught by some of the world’s leading experts in Ayn Rand’s philosophy. Whether you’re relatively new to Ayn Rand or you’ve read and listened to everything, our live courses will take you to the next level to help you learn, live, and advocate Objectivism.