The Jefferson School of . F.conomics. aod Psychology announces a summer conference THE INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF A FREE SOCIETY VI to be held at the Clarion Hotel, San Francisco Alrpod, August 1 - 15, 1993

The Jefferson School has been created to advance and dissemin'1e the Jlhilosophical and scientific knowledge that is nec;essary to the existtnce of a flee society. Accordingly, the School's primary mission is the further development, application, and teaching of the 1deu of the pto-:r~ pro-individualist phil,010phers and the pro-freedom, pro-capitalist economists, and of compatible ideu in the field of psychology. ~ of 1t1 activities and programs feature the relevant doctrines of Objectivist and Aristotelian philosophy and of "Austrian" and Classical econorrucs. PRF.SmBNT . ~-- .J ---- VICB--PRESIDE:N'f-----'---~-ooNFERENeE COORDINAreR- , Ph.D. Edith Packer, I.D., Ph.D. Diane LeMont, M.A.

THE CORE PROGRAM: Thirty-three and a half hours of instruction Leonard Pelkoff, Seven Great Plays a, Philosophy and a, LHerature (seven two-hour Nlllona and one hour-and-a-half INllon devoted entirely to questions and answers) This course is a unique exercise in two skills: philosophic detection and rational esthetic judgment Dr. Peikoff analyus seven great plays from ancient Greece to the 20th Century (works by Sophocles, Shakespeare, Corneille, Schiller, Ibsen, Shaw and-a favorite of 's-Maeterlinck's Morma Vanna). In each case, he sho~s how to discover the essence of the Splot and the motivation of the central characters. He then demonstrates how to identify a play's th~e and deeper abstract meaning. Concluding each lecture with analytic remarks about the author's style, Dr. Peikoff also shows how to reach a full, objective evaluation of an artwOik, taking into account philosophical, esthetic, and peisonal (optional) factors. (A list of the plays and their recommended editions will be sent to all conference participants several months pri

ELECTIVE MINI-COURS·ES: From 5 to 30 hours of instruction Pl~ note: While all of the lectures in the core program are included in the basic conference price, each mini-course that 1s chosen carries a separate, additional fee of $75 per person. (Every mini-course meets for 5 one-hour periods.) Harry Blnswanger, Log/cal 1hlnk/ng I developing and improving valuable communication skills through This course offers training in the logical and exercises and role playing. psyc~pisten:iological techniques of Conning, organizing, and applymg valid concepts-the areas where Ayn Rand's Jerry Kirkpatrick, Eplltemologlcal ,__, In ,,,. Applftd reyol'!ltioilllI}'. discoveries. can most dramatically ~prove one's Sc,.nc• of BUIIIHHI Manas,.rtH#JI thinking. Topics covered mclude: the nature and axioms of logic, This course applies Objectivist epistemology to the acimcc of the practical meaning of "differentiation and intep-ation," business management, in ordec to correct misconceptions about the concept-formation, units and unit economy, conceptual hierarchy, field and to ·d tify f ·ts ti mdations. --r • • lude how to avoid "floating abstractions," and how to detennme· i en some O 1 proper oun ons. opics4 me : the nature of applied science, the valid context of statistics; essentials. The course is a combination of exposition and practical objectivio/ in business ~ement, u oppoaec1 to intrinaicist and training, with class time approximately evenly divided between sub"ectiV1.St the 81· • Of · · ..a....:.· ....in.. ... lecture and discussion of homework exercises, all of which are new. intejllltion~ errors;and reduction incancc flX'IDlllating 0ptiom business m .__1m theory; ~ and business management vs. bureaucracy. Harry Blnswanger, Logical 1hlnklng II A continuation of Logical Thinku&J I (which is recommended but Robert Kleln, .,,,. BUiin ... Cycl• and,,, lmpllcatlonl for not required as a prerequisite). This course covers: a step-by-step Your Bu,/n.u, Rnanclal Planning, and lnvflllmflllll s.uide to formufating · valid definitions, conceptual faflacies (includint "anti-conceptsj, propositional fallacies ("sclf­ This course will show how central banking aeatea the businr.aa exclusion and the "stolen conceptj, how to achieve unit-economy cycle, i.e., a boom ~ the economy followed by a bust. It will show in writin&!.._logic and the subconscious, and techniques of J?roblem yo~ how to apply this knowledge to manage your investments, e.g., v.:hich types_ of u..ets to own, or which industries to invest in at a solving. LThe last sentence in the description of Logical Thinking I given pomt m the cycle. applies here.] Gary Hull, 11ul Vlrtu•• . Edwl~ Lo~ke, str.u and th• Coping Proc.u The p~ft_.0.f this .CQurse is to. help . students intcaratc the This COUl'lle will discuss the nature of stress and the coping process. ObjectiVllt virtues into their daily life, e.g., choosing relationshiP.S, S~P.tom_a of ~~ss and the key clemellls in r:vccy_ streas.sii...tiuio dealing with colleagues, surviving in an irrational culture. In will ~ i~cd. '11;ten copmg techniques will be diacusscd, essence, this is a "how to" cours~how to Wlderstand and use the cspcci~y. ration~ copmg, through modification of one's premises am ~g habits and through action. Examples will tie drawn virtues for the purpose of achieving one's own happiness. from specific cases. Steve Jolivette, 11H, PoUtlcal 1houghl ol Am1Hica'1 Founding Fath.,, Glenn Marcus, 11H, Foundation, ol Math«natlc1 founded This counre ~elhY unda'lic key cmn beginnin~ This course will s111Vcy the political thought of throughout the history of mathematics. No mathematical America s Founding Fathers making use of in-class readings in the background is n~ but a basic ~tandinJ of the Objcctivist form of handouts. It will analyze the greatness of the Founders• theory of concepts 18 assumed. An earlier version of this material thou$ht, and its tragic weaknesses; the glory of America's was presented to an Objcctivist audience in 1992. creation-a Revolution not yet completed.) . Robert Mayhew, 0..Carte,' M«lltatlon,, Ellen Kenner, l'lycho/og/cal Barrlf,r, to Eff•cttv• R~6 Descartes is gen~all)' CO?Bi~ the father of Modem Commcnlcallon-and 5o,,,. Solution, ~osop1:1>', and the M~ditaliolJS 18 bis mO!lt famous and argue·,., bis most ~ and influential work. This courae best suit·'· This seminar will focus on the conflicts and barriers individuals students of philo~ophy, provides a close, critical Id at fr. i • encounter in both intellectual and personal communication. It will and thereby provides understanding of a major source cf ~ ,J i

CONCERNING THE MINI-COURSE OFFERINGS

The great majority of courses are offered in two sections, with the first section in the first week and the second aecdon in the _second w~k, _in the sam~ lecture_ period. The ex~ptions are the co~es of Profs. Ld:ke and Ridpath, ---=- - 0!11~ 0ne-BCGtt~-0f...wbich~ffered-m_-each---mstan~.-Also,- m the ~ -of~Dr.--BUISW8Jlg~who,.i,s._offering-two. ~--- .,_ · - cli.stmct courses m a suggested progression, both sections are offered m the same week in order to give all of his students the opportunity of talcing his first course before his second course. ' Every class section will have a maximwn enrollment of SO. The exceptions are Prof. Ridpath's one section which will have a maximwn enrollment of 100, and Dr. Packet's psychology seminars, which will have a m~um enrollment of 75 each. Since it is possible that one or more of the courses you choose will be full, unless you register early it is strongly suggested that you indicate your second and even third choices for every course you choose. (See the enrollment fonn, below.) In the event of insufficient enrollment for a course, TJS and the instructor resezve the right to cancel the course in which case, those enrolled will be transferred to their next choice that is compatible with the rest of their selcctio~. All ~-courses will be scheduled in the ~oon. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, from approxunately 2 pm to 5:30 pm. Each class will be one hour long. There will be a ten-minute break between classes. Only individuals enrolled in the conference's core program are eligible to enroll in the mini-courses.

NOTICE: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 1993, AU PRICES INCREASE BY 10 PERCENT. FACULTY holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Graduate Edith Packer holds a J.D. from University School of School of the City University of New Yorlc. He is A!'unct Law and a Ph.D. in clinical psrchology from Florida Institute of Professor of Philosophy at Pace University and has tau t at Technology. She has been in pnvate practice u a psychologist for numerous New York area coll_eges, including Long land over twenty years. She has lectured on psychology and University, Hunter College, S.U.N.Y. Purchase, and others. He has psychotherapy in the and and bu bem taught Objectivism at the New School for Social Research in New published on these subjects in The Objectivist Forum. . York City and is the author of the Teacher's Guide to , published by New American Library. He is a Leonard Peilwff, Ph.D., is an outstanding author and lcctura. Bia member of the Ayr,. Rand Institute's Speakers Bureau and is a most important works are Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn frequent lecturer at Objectivist conferences. Rand, the definitive, systematic presentation of Ayn Rand's ideas. and The Ominous Parallels, a masterful history which makes intelligible ~~ rise of Nazism ~ We!nw' Germany and the aminoul signs of a similar development m ~ countl')'. F?I' 30 ~ ~ wu a close associate of Ayn Rand, and 18 now Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of the . As Mias Rand's intellectual heir, he wrote tho Introduction to her posthumously published collection of essays Philosophy: Who Nee"ds It; and bu also edited several other objcctivist anthologies. He is in tho process of preparing for publication Miss Rand's unpublished lectures co~. and journals. Dr. Peikoff's lccturca on philosophy have been given regularly in ~ played on tal)C to audiences in over 100 cities in North Ammca and abroao. Dr. Pe~off tauJtht philosophy for_ DWI)' )'cars at Brooklyn ary . ull is adJunct pro essor of philosophy at California State Polytechnic Jnsutute, where he was Associate Profcsaor, and before University, Fullerton, and the Claremont Graduate School. At that at the University of Denver, ~unle! ColleJC, Long Island Claremont, he teaches ethics in the MBA program at the Peter F. University, and New . His casay WJbe Drucker Graduate Management Center. He has previously lectured Analytic-Synthetic Dichotomf" wu reprinted in ~yn ~•• for TJS and is a graduate of the A'Yf!. Rand Institute's Graduate l111rodu.ctio11 to Objectivist Episumology as a canpamon piece to Training Program. He has written for The Intellectual Activist and her own essay. is currently completing his doctoral dissertation in philosophy. Unda Reardan teaches philosophy at California State University, Steve Jolivette is a Doctoral Candidate in History at the University Fullerton, and is Editor of The lnteluctual Activist. She received of California, Irvine, specializing in America's early national her master's degree in philosophy from Harvard Univcnity and is period. His Ph.D. thesis is an intellectual and political biography of currently a Ph.D. student at the Claremont Graduate School. She James Monroe. has written for TIA and has taught an Ayn Rand Institute sponsored Ellen Ke11Mr, Ph.D, obtained her doctorate in Clinical Psychology seminar on the Objectivist ethics. from the University of Rhode Island, where she is curren~y an George Reisman, Ph.D., is a leading advocate of laissa.-faire instructor teaching courses in abnormal psychology and thcones of capitalism. He is best known as the author of The GowT111M1&1 personality. She has given wo~?PS on ~ wide Vat?-ety of A(ainst the Economy, an exposition of free-market price theory and psychological problems. Her special intereSts include manta! and cntique of price controls and . He was originally a atiJdeot family therapy. of the late , under wh