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About COS

The Chicago Objectivist Society (COS) is a community group dedicated to the study and advocacy of Ayn Rand's ideas--her philosophy of Objectivism. We organize regular social events & study groups, and periodic lectures.

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Social Events

  • Our monthly social is held on the Third Thursday of every month (more info):
    • Thu 1/21 from 6-9pm
    • Thu 2/18 from 6-9pm
    • Thu 3/18 from 6-9pm
    • Thu 4/15 from 6-9pm
    • Thu 5/20 from 6-9pm

Study Groups

  • COS has multiple discussion groups that each meet once per month. In meetings, one or more members lead a discussion on an essay or other text that everyone read in advance. The discussion groups are dedicated to understanding and applying Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. Participants range from individuals who have just completed Atlas Shrugged or another work of Rand's fiction to those who have read all of Ayn Rand's fiction & non-fiction and have studied Objectivism for years--but all are committed to an honest appraisal and understanding Objectivism. Interested in joining a study group?

Atlas Shrugged Reading Groups

  • In these new Atlas Shrugged Reading Groups (ASRGs), members read and discuss Ayn Rand's gripping and controversial novel over the course of twenty weekly meetings. Each meeting lasts ninety minutes; it covers about sixty pages of the novel. Discussion is guided by questions prepared by Diana Hsieh of ExploreAtlasShrugged.com and given to members in advance. COS's Atlas Shrugged Reading Groups are open to any fan of the novel interested in discussing the characters, events, and ideas of the novel in greater depth. Interested in joining or leading an Atlas Shrugged Reading Group?

Past Lecture Events:

  • Dr. Bernstein gave course on capitalism
  • Dinner with Dr. Yaron Brook, Executive Director of the Ayn Rand Institute
  • Craig Biddle gave a lecture on Thinking in Principles
  • Dan Drake gave a lecture on the Industrial Revolution
  • Dr. Bernstein gave course on second half of *The Capitalist Manifesto*
  • Jean Moroney gave a workshop on *Tackling Hard Thinking*
  • Eric Daniels gave a lecture on the history of Sears and a great lecture on the history of the banking industry
  • Jim Valliant gave a couple lectures about his book *The Passion of Ayn Rand's Critics*
  • Adam Mossoff gave a lecture on the Rise and Fall of Property Rights in America
  • Greg Salmieri gave the lecture, *Atlas Shrugged on The Role of the Mind in Man's Existence*
  • Dan Drake gave the lecture, *Economic Fallacies*