Books / Links

Resources for learning about Objectivism:

Books

Metaphysics and Overview of Philosophy:

• Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand by Leonard Peikoff

Epistemology:

• Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, Exp. 2nd Ed. by Ayn Rand
• The Evidence of the Senses: A Realist Theory of Perception by David Kelley

Ethics and Human Nature, Overview:

• The Virtue of Selfishness by Ayn Rand
• Loving Life: The Morality of Self-Interest and the Facts that Support It by Craig Biddle

Meta-ethics and the Nature of Life, Detailed:

• Viable Values: A Study of Life as the Root and Reward of Morality by Tara Smith
• The Biological Basis of Teleological Concepts by Harry Binswanger

Normative Ethics, Detailed:

• Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist by Tara Smith

Politics:

• Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal by Ayn Rand
• Capitalism Unbound: The Incontestable Moral Case for Individual Rights by Andrew Bernstein
• The Capitalist Manifesto: The Historic, Economic and Philosophic Case for Laissez-Faire by Andrew Bernstein
• Capitalist Solutions: A Philosophy of American Moral Dilemmas by Andrew Bernstein

Esthetics:

• The Romantic Manifesto by Ayn Rand

Philosophical Methods / Applied Epistemology:

• Objectivism Through Induction by Leonard Peikoff (lecture course)
• Understanding Objectivism: A Guide to Learning Ayn Rand's Philosophy by Leonard Peikoff (Lecture course or book)

Applications / Political and Cultural Analysis:

• Philosophy: Who Needs It (The Ayn Rand Library Vol. 1) by Ayn Rand
• The Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution by Ayn Rand and Peter Schwartz
• For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand by Ayn Rand
• The Voice of Reason: Essays in Objectivist Thought by Ayn Rand and Leonard Peikoff

Ayn Rand's Philosophical Fiction:

• Atlas Shrugged
• The Fountainhead
• Anthem
• We the Living

Websites

Ayn Rand Lexicon (Philosophical terms defined and explained by Ayn Rand and other sources she approved.)

Introduction to Objectivism on YouTube

Ayn Rand Institute

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Ayn Rand (Entry describing Rand's philosophy.)

Objectivist Answers (Philosophical questions answered by self-described Objectivists. Answers are user-moderated, and may or may not agree with Objectivism as defined by Ayn Rand and fleshed out by professional Objectivist intellectuals.)

Objectivism Online Forum (Discuss philosophy and other topics with self-described Objectivists.)

The Objective Standard (Objectivist periodical.)

Leonard Peikoff Website/Podcast (Philosophy Ph.D. and foremost authority on Objectivism answers questions.)

Objectivist Academic Center (Instruction in the principles and methods of Objectivism and in communication.)

The Ayn Rand Society (Organization affiliated with the American Philosophical Association that fosters scholarly study of Objectivism.)