Is artistic taste entirely subjective? Is “to each his own” the only principle we can use when judging works of art?
Absolutely not, said Ayn Rand—one of the most popular novelists of the 20th century, whose works continue to sell hundreds of thousands of copies each year. Underlying Rand’s tremendous success was an objective philosophy of art. Integrating observations in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, psychology, and more, she showed why common conceptions of art as the province of whims are wrong and offered the world a vision of what art can and ought to be.
Join us this Thursday, March 10 at 11:30 AM EST on Students For Liberty’s Instagram Live with Jon Hersey and Russell Coates.
Jon and Russell will discuss the essentials of Rand’s philosophy of art, comparing and contrasting her views and works with those of other influential novelists and artists. Join the discussion for a journey into the creative world of one of the 20th century’s most influential artists.
Jon Hersey is managing editor of The Objective Standard and holds fellowships at Foundation for Economic Education, where he writes in defence of freedom, and at Objective Standard Institute, where he teaches “How to Write Powerfully in Defence of Liberty.” He hosts the podcast “Philosophy for Flourishing.” He’s on a mission to identify and apply the principles of human flourishing.
Russell Coates is Students For Liberty’s blog editor in chief.
See you live on Thursday, March 10 at 11:30 EST!
