5 p.m.: “John Galt as the Hero of Atlas Shrugged: Leader and Lover” by Shoshana Milgram, associate professor of English at Virginia Tech.4:15 p.m.: “The Benevolent Universe Premise in Atlas Shrugged” by Allan Gotthelf, visiting professor of history and philosophy of science at the University of Pittsburgh.4 p.m.: “Ayn Rand: Evidence of a Life” by Jeff Britting, associate producer of the Academy Award nominated-documentary film, “Ayn Rand: Evidence of a Life ”.The event is free and open to the public. Sessions will include question-and-answer periods, and a reception with the speakers will be held immediately afterwards. A campus map is available online.īackground: Presenters will offer perspectives on the Russian-born philosopher’s magnum opus, “Atlas Shrugged,” both as philosophy and literature. Event: The Department of Philosophy at The University of Texas at Austin will host the symposium “Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged: Celebrating the Best Within Us.”
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