This group's purpose is to meet up to discuss and dissect Rand's novel about "individualism versus collectivism, not in politics but within a man's soul." This won't be just a "bull session". We'll work together to construct our own artifacts (such as timelines and character sketches) in order to deepen our understanding of the plot, theme, style and characterization. We'll rely on personal insights, Objectivist essays, and whatever we can dig up online (like Bernstein's 6-part video course). Me …

Novelist/philosopher,Ayn Rand, author of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, was one of the 20th century's most important and controversial philosophers. Rand's works have sold over 25 million worldwide. Whether we're, neophytes, learned, or just, genuinely curious, those of us interested in Ayn Rand's ideas (she called her philosophy, Objectivism) need a meet up so we can discuss her profound contribution to the Western canon. The purpose of this meet up is to discuss Ayn Rand's philosophy …