JMartins

I found this video entitled "Everybody Hates Alexander Hamilton" very amusing.

Dr. Yaron Brook appears on Freedom Watch, the libertarian show hosted by Judge Napolitano. Panelists and guests include members of the Ludwig von Mises Institute; Ron Paul, Lew Rockwell, Tom Woods and Peter Schiff.

Live now:

http://freedomwatchonfox.com/

**how to study Objectivism**

> Could you elaborate on this? I'm a Norwegian studying Objectivism,

JMartins, it sounds as if you may be new to this philosophy. (Forgive me it that's incorrect, though.)

You're not going to get much clarity by trawling this or other websites. They are sensationalist and a carnival. Especially the unmoderated, standardless ones which want traffic and are open to anyone colorful, angry, or cantankerous who wants to post and where there is a lot of ignorance and misleading information. Rand was the best explainer of her ideas in her nonfiction anthologies as well as novels. You don't learn physics by 'kicking back' and watching television. Reading - and rereading - books and thinking deeply about them is how you study Objectivism (before going on to formal lecture series). Not from a "chat" room with no admission requirements.

You can be entertained on the internet - as in a freak show - and watch the sly three card monte expert, the bearded, tatooed lady, and the fire-breathing sword-swallower.

You just can't learn (or study) Objectivism there.

Thanks, I'm certainly the bookish sort of learner though, and am in the process of going through this reading list (I have however listened through all lectures on www.ari.org). Since I haven't been all that active on Objectivist websites, I have very little knowledge about the split between Ayn Rand and Nathaniel Branden, and the different "branches of Objectivism" (although I'm temped to say that there's only one, judging by what I have learned so far). I believe that the Internet is the only place where I can find information on this, as most people here in Norway are oblivious to Objectivism. I take it the "third branch" are the people who are in disagreement with both ARI and the Atlas Society then -- most likely the "Randian Libertarian/anarchist" Paul-supporters.

I agree that many of the ARI Objectivists should pay more heed to this particular quote:

“You graduate from being a student when you no longer need to use the name of your teacher.”

--Ayn Rand

And yes, I am fully aware of the absurdity of quoting that particular quote. ;-)

There are also 3 main factions of Objectivism and it just so happens that there are 3 main factions of Buddhism too.

Could you elaborate on this? I'm a Norwegian studying Objectivism, and am only aware of the orthodox "closed system" ARI variety, and the unorthodox "open system" Branden variety. I believe these are called "Objectivism" and "Neo Objectivism"?

I'd appreciate a description of the third variety.

Thank you.