"In her novels Atlas Shruggedand TheFountainhead, and in eight nonfiction books, Ayn Rand presented her unique philosophy, a systematic philosophy of reason, egoism, and capitalism.
  She named her philosophy "Objectivism"because it proceeds from the axiom that "existence exists" and championsobjectivity in all areas–cognition, values, law, and art.  Ayn Randdescribed Objectivism as "a philosophy for living on earth," and part ofObjectivism is the recognition that a rational philosophy of life is acrucial, practical need of every individual.
  Objectivism offers a radical alternativeto any system  you have ever encountered.  It opposes both religionand the philosophy which has dominated Western culture since Immanuel Kant's"Copernican Revolution" two centuries ago–the philosophy of subjectivismand collectivism.
  In this talk, Dr. Binswanger,an associate of the late Ayn Rand, will defend her claim to have presentedthe first fully rational and consistent philosophy,  We invite youto come and decide for yourself if this assessment is warranted.

Harry Binswanger is a professor of philosophy atthe Objectivist Graduate Center in New York City.  He is the authorof The Biological Basis of Teleological Concepts and the editorof The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z.