Nathaniel Branden Institute
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The Nathaniel Branden Institute (originally Nathaniel Branden Lectures) was an organization founded by Nathaniel Branden
in 1958 to promote Ayn Rand
's philosophy of Objectivism. The institute was responsible for the many Objectivist lectures and presentations across the United States of America. Many of those associated with NBI worked on the Objectivist magazines, The Objectivist Newsletter and The Objectivist.
NBI also issued many of the lectures and presentations, as well as those done by Rand to other groups, as records, which were sold/distributed around the country for those who could not get to a live NBI lecture.
There were several subsidiary companies, such as NBI Press (a publishing arm that printed a couple of plays as well as special editions of Calumet "K" and Victor Hugo
's The Man Who Laughs with intros by Rand); NBI Book Service (which sold Objectivist books and books by non-Objectivists with similar views in a particular area); and NBI Art Reproductions (art by Frank O'Connor, Joan Mitchell Blumenthal, and the portrait of Ayn Rand by Ilona Royce Smithkin). NBI also reprinted some of Rand's speeches and interviews, along with articles from The Objectivist Newsletter and The Objectivist, in pamphlet format. There was an attempt to set up a "NBI Theater" in early 1967. The plan was to produce The Fountainhead
as a play, based on a script by Barbara Branden
, but the project was shut down in 1968.
The entire institute disbanded after Nathaniel Branden's break with Rand in August 1968. Its closest analogues today are the Ayn Rand Institute
and the The Atlas Society
(formerly known as The Objectivist Center). Since 1996, Nathaniel Branden has been associated with the latter organization.
Nathaniel Branden
Nathaniel Branden, né Nathan Blumenthal , is a psychotherapist and writer best known today for his work in the psychology of self-esteem from a humanistic perspective...
in 1958 to promote Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism....
's philosophy of Objectivism. The institute was responsible for the many Objectivist lectures and presentations across the United States of America. Many of those associated with NBI worked on the Objectivist magazines, The Objectivist Newsletter and The Objectivist.
NBI also issued many of the lectures and presentations, as well as those done by Rand to other groups, as records, which were sold/distributed around the country for those who could not get to a live NBI lecture.
There were several subsidiary companies, such as NBI Press (a publishing arm that printed a couple of plays as well as special editions of Calumet "K" and Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo was a Frenchpoet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France....
's The Man Who Laughs with intros by Rand); NBI Book Service (which sold Objectivist books and books by non-Objectivists with similar views in a particular area); and NBI Art Reproductions (art by Frank O'Connor, Joan Mitchell Blumenthal, and the portrait of Ayn Rand by Ilona Royce Smithkin). NBI also reprinted some of Rand's speeches and interviews, along with articles from The Objectivist Newsletter and The Objectivist, in pamphlet format. There was an attempt to set up a "NBI Theater" in early 1967. The plan was to produce The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Ayn Rand. It was Rand's first major literary success and brought her fame and financial success. More than 6.5 million copies of the book have been sold worldwide....
as a play, based on a script by Barbara Branden
Barbara Branden
Barbara Branden is an American Objectivist writer, editor, and lecturer, known for her relationship and subsequent break with philosopher Ayn Rand.-Life:...
, but the project was shut down in 1968.
The entire institute disbanded after Nathaniel Branden's break with Rand in August 1968. Its closest analogues today are the Ayn Rand Institute
Ayn Rand Institute
The Ayn Rand Institute: The Center for the Advancement of Objectivism is a 501 nonprofit think tank in Irvine, California that promotes Ayn Rand's philosophy, called Objectivism. It was established in 1985, three years after Rand's death, by Leonard Peikoff, Rand's legal heir...
and the The Atlas Society
The Atlas Society
The Atlas Society — of which The Objectivist Center is a part — is a research and advocacy organization promoting "a culture that affirms the core Objectivist values of reason, individualism, freedom, and achievement." It is part of the Objectivist movement that split off from the Ayn Rand...
(formerly known as The Objectivist Center). Since 1996, Nathaniel Branden has been associated with the latter organization.
Lectures/courses
- Basic Principles of Objectivism by Nathaniel Branden
- Basic Principles of Objectivist Psychology by Nathaniel Branden
- A Critical Analysis of Contemporary Psychology by Nathaniel Branden
- Psychology of Romantic Love by Nathaniel Branden
- Psychology of Mental Illness by Nathaniel Branden
- Contemporary Theories of Neurosis by Nathaniel Branden
- The Principles of Efficient Thinking by Barbara Branden
- The Objectivist Esthetics by Ayn Rand
- The Economics of a Free Society by Alan GreenspanAlan GreenspanAlan Greenspan is an American economist who served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 1987 to 2006. He currently works as a private advisor and provides consulting for firms through his company, Greenspan Associates LLC...
- A Critical History of Philosophy by Leonard PeikoffLeonard PeikoffLeonard S. Peikoff is a Canadian-American philosopher. He is an author, a leading advocate of Objectivism and the founder of the Ayn Rand Institute. A former professor of philosophy, he was designated by the novelist Ayn Rand as heir to her estate...
- History of Modern Philosophy by Leonard Peikoff
- History of Ancient Philosophy by Leonard Peikoff
- Contemporary Philosophy by Leonard Peikoff
- Objectivism's Theory of Knowledge by Leonard Peikoff
- The Esthetics of the Visual Arts by Mary Ann (Rukavina) Sures
- The Romantic Screen
- Objectivist Theory of Knowledge by Leonard Peikoff
- Principle of Child Rearing by Reva Fox
- The Principles and Practice of Non-Fiction Writing by Edith EfronEdith EfronEdith Efron was American journalist and author.Graduating from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where she studied under journalist John Chamberlain, her career began as a writer for the New York Times Magazine. In 1947, she married a Haitian businessman, with whom she had a...
- Nazism and Contemporary America: Ominous Parallels by Leonard Peikoff
- Three Plays by Ayn Rand by Nathaniel Branden