Craig Biddle

Craig is cofounder and executive director of Objective Standard Institute, as well as cofounder and editor in chief of The Objective Standard. His books include Loving Life: The Morality of Self-Interest and the Facts that Support It; and Rational Egoism: The Morality for Human Flourishing; and the forthcoming Forbidden Facts: Moral Truths Your Parents, Preachers, and Teachers Don’t Want You to Know. He is also currently working on a book about thinking in principles. Learn more and join his mailing list at CraigBiddle.com.

The Fountainhead Reading Group with Andrew Bernstein

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Jan 15, 2022

Here’s an opportunity to enrich your life with a deep dive into Ayn Rand’s soul-fueling novel The Fountainhead. It’s the story of Howard Roark—an independent thinker, architect, and innovator, who...

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Will Speak at TOS-Con 2022

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Jan 7, 2022

I’m delighted to announce that Ayaan Hirsi Ali has joined the roster for TOS-Con 2022: Philosophy for Freedom and Flourishing (June 22–25 in Denver), where she will speak and participate in a panel discussion.

The Fountainhead Reading Group with Andrew Bernstein

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Dec 29, 2021

Here’s an opportunity to enrich your life with a deep dive into Ayn Rand’s soul-fueling novel The Fountainhead.

Peter Boghossian and Zilvinas Silenas will speak at TOS-Con 2022

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Dec 15, 2021

The plot thickens . . . Peter Boghossian and Zilvinas Silenas will speak at TOS-Con 2022: Philosophy for Freedom and Flourishing.

Yeonmi Park and Wolf von Laer will speak at TOS-Con 2022

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Nov 26, 2021

I am delighted to announce that Yeonmi Park and Wolf von Laer will speak at TOS-Con 2022: Philosophy for Freedom and Flourishing.

Reminder: Courses on Literature, Opportunities, and Objectivism Start Nov. 1

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Oct 26, 2021

Time is running out to sign up for OSI’s November courses. These life-enhancing classes include "How to Get More Enjoyment from Great Literature, "Introduction to Ayn Rand’s Philosophy for Loving Life,", and "The Art of Finding and Creating Opportunity."

Join TOS and OSI in Colorado for TOS-Con 2022!

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Oct 22, 2021

I invite you to join OSI and hundreds of other life-loving people in Colorado, June 22–25, for TOS-Con 2022: Philosophy for Freedom and Flourishing. Also, join us for more awesomeness after the conference in Ouray, CO—the inspiration for “Galt’s Gulch” in Ayn Rand’s "Atlas Shrugged."

OSI Courses on Literature, Opportunities, and Objectivism

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Oct 16, 2021

Objective Standard Institute’s second round of autumn courses begin in November. These include “How to Get More Enjoyment from Great Literature,” “Introduction to Ayn Rand’s Philosophy for Loving Life,” and “The Art of Finding and Creating Opportunity.”

Rational Self-Interest vs. Religion in Latin America

by Craig BiddlePolitics & Liberty

Sep 17, 2021

I recently joined Ricardo Ibáñez on his podcast, “Ricardo’s Time” to discuss Ayn Rand’s morality of rational egoism and how it compares to religious morality. Our conversation focuses on the...

OSI, PragerU, and Sales of Atlas Shrugged

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Aug 31, 2021

During the past six months, OSI has sponsored three PragerU videos, bringing Ayn Rand’s ideas to a large audience of active-minded young people. Those videos are: A Dialogue About God...

TOS-Con 2022—in the Arctic Circle?

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Jul 31, 2021

Here’s what attendees have said about TOS-Con 2021: Philosophy for Freedom and Flourishing. “This conference was a rejuvenating and intellectually stimulating experience unlike anything I’ve ever encountered. If you told...

Integration and Flourishing

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Jul 13, 2021

TOS-Con is just a week away and, as always, it’s been a heck of a process putting it together. But man is it together! As in: integrated. This conference will...

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