Nathaniel Branden Institute
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The Nathaniel Branden Institute (NBI), originally Nathaniel Branden Lectures, was an organization founded by
There were several subsidiary companies, such as NBI Press (a publishing arm that printed several plays as well as special editions of
The institute disbanded after Nathaniel Branden's break with Rand in August 1968. Its closest analogues today are the Ayn Rand Institute and The Atlas Society. From 1996 until his death in 2014, Nathaniel Branden was associated with the latter organization.
Lectures and courses
NBI presented a variety of lecture series. Many of the presentations were also provided as recordings, which were sold and distributed around the country for those who could not attend a live NBI lecture.[5] The lectures delivered by NBI included the following:
- Basic Principles of Objectivism by Nathaniel Branden[6]
- Basic Principles of Objectivist Psychology by Nathaniel Branden[7]
- A Critical Analysis of Contemporary Psychology by Nathaniel Branden[7]
- The Psychology of Romantic Love by Nathaniel Branden[8]
- The Psychology of Mental Illness by Nathaniel Branden[9]
- Contemporary Theories of Neurosis by Nathaniel Branden[10]
- The Principles of Efficient Thinking by Barbara Branden[7]
- The Objectivist Esthetics by Ayn Rand
- The Economics of a Free Society by Alan Greenspan[7]
- A Critical History of Philosophy by Leonard Peikoff[7]
- History of Modern Philosophy by Leonard Peikoff[10]
- History of Ancient Philosophy by Leonard Peikoff[9]
- Contemporary Philosophy by Leonard Peikoff[9]
- Objectivism's Theory of Knowledge by Leonard Peikoff[9]
- The Esthetics of the Visual Arts by Mary Ann (Rukavina) Sures[7]
- Principles of Child Rearing by Reva Fox
- The Principles and Practice of Non-Fiction Writing by Edith Efron
- Nazism and Contemporary America: Ominous Parallels by Leonard Peikoff[9]
- Three Plays by Ayn Rand by Nathaniel Branden[10]
References
- ^ Heller 2009, p. 289; Gladstein 1999, p. 16
- ^ Burns 2009, p. 194
- ^ Doherty 2007, p. 236
- ^ Heller 2009, p. 351
- ^ Burns 2009, p. 181
- ^ Burns 2009, p. 180
- ^ a b c d e f Branden 1999, p. 208
- ^ Heller 2009, p. 361
- ^ a b c d e "Objectivist Calendar". The Objectivist. 7 (3): 432. March 1968.
- ^ a b c "Objectivist Calendar". The Objectivist. 5 (2): 32. February 1966.