Virtue, Politics, and Esthetics – Ayn Rand Institute

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Unit 1: The Derivative Virtues: Independence and Integrity 11 Topics | 1 Writing Assignment

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Reading: Ayn Rand Lexicon: Integrity

Reading: Ayn Rand Lexicon: Independence

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 8, Section 1

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 8, Section 2

Reading: “The Soul of an Individualist”

Reading: “The Nature of a Second-Hander”

Reading: “Doesn’t Life Require Compromise?”

Reading: “How Does One Lead a Rational Life in an Irrational Society?”

Reading: “The Cult of Moral Grayness”

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Unit 2: The Derivative Virtues: Honesty and Justice 8 Topics | 1 Writing Assignment

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Reading: Ayn Rand Lexicon: Honesty

Reading: Ayn Rand Lexicon: Justice

Reading: “How Does One Lead a Rational Life in an Irrational Society?”

Reading: “The Cult of Moral Grayness”

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 8, Section 3

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 8, Section 4

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Unit 3: The Derivative Virtues: Productiveness and Pride 4 Topics | 1 Writing Assignment

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Reading: OPAR, Chapter 8, Section 5

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 8, Section 6

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Unit 4: Happiness 7 Topics | 1 Writing Assignment

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Reading: Ayn Rand Lexicon: Happiness

Reading: Ayn Rand Lexicon: Moral-Practical dichotomy

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 9, Section 1

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 9, Section 2

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 9, Section 3

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Unit 5: The Initiation of Force, Rights, and Government 11 Topics | 1 Writing Assignment

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Reading: Ayn Rand Lexicon: Physical Force

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 8, Section 7

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 10, Section 1

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 10, Section 2

Reading: OPAR, Chapter 10, Section 3

Reading: “Man’s Rights”

Reading: “Collectivized ‘Rights'”

Reading: “The Nature of Government”

Reading: “What is Capitalism?”

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Unit 6: Esthetics and Art 5 Topics | 1 Writing Assignment

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Reading: “The Psycho-Epistemology of Art”

Reading: “Art and Sense of Life”

Reading: “What is Romanticism?”

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