The Atlas Society ( TAS ) (formerly known as the Institute for Objectivist Research and the Center for Objectivism ) is an American objectivist research and advocacy organization that “promotes the open objectivism: Ayn Rand’s philosophy of reason , individualism , achievement, and freedom.” [1] . It is part of the objectivist movement that disconnected from the Ayn Rand Institute in 1990 due to disagreements over whether the Ain Rand objectivity philosophy was a “closed” or “open” system [2] .
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History
TAS was founded by philosopher David Kelly as the “Institute of Objectivist Studies” in 1990, after 9 years renamed the Center for Objectivism. In the same year, the Atlanta Society was founded as a group of influence aimed at readers of Ayn Rand novels who are not familiar with other objectivist literature. On June 5, 2006, the organization announced the decision “to use Atlanta as our official name, which will help us promote our ideas for Rand readers, as well as for the general public, leaving the name Objectivist Center for our more academic and scientific activities.” [3]
The company organizes conferences, including annual Atlanta Summits, research and student education, the production of brochures, notes, review articles, as well as monographs and the provision of access for speakers to the media and student groups.
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Kelly describes objectivism as an open system, and the organization advocates a “policy of tolerance , open discussion, and free discussion” in its forums. The society collaborates with certain libertarians , and published their individual works, for example Nathaniel Branden , with whom Rand broke up in the late 1960s. [four]
Notes
- ↑ What We Stand For . The Atlas Society. Date of treatment November 18, 2013.
- ↑ Burns, Jennifer. Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right . - New York: Oxford University Press, 2009 .-- P. 281. - ISBN 978-0-19-532487-7 .
- ↑ The Atlas Society and The Objectivist Center Names . The Atlas Society (June 5, 2006). Date of treatment June 16, 2006. Archived March 12, 2007.
- ↑ * Kelley, David. The Contested Legacy of Ayn Rand: Truth and Toleration in Objectivism. - New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers, 2000 .-- ISBN 0-7658-0060-8 .
Links
- atlassociety.org - Atlanta Society official website