Peter Schwartz (writer)

This article is about the writer on Ayn Rand. For the futurist, see Peter Schwartz (futurist).

Peter Schwartz is a writer and journalist who subscribes to Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism.

Ayn Rand Institute

A former Chairman of the Board, and currently a Distinguished Fellow, of the Ayn Rand Institute, Schwartz writes and lectures on a variety of topics, including environmentalism, foreign policy, political philosophy and ethics.[1] He received a master's degree in journalism from Syracuse University, and has taught advanced writing classes at the Ayn Rand Institute's Objectivist Graduate Center.

Author

He is the author of In Defense of Selfishness: Why the Code of Self-Sacrifice Is Unjust and Destructive; The Foreign Policy of Self-Interest: A Moral Ideal for America; Libertarianism: The Perversion of Liberty and The Battle for Laissez-Faire Capitalism.[2] He also writes on current issues for his blog, PeterSchwartz.com.

His articles have been published in the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, ForbesOnline, Huffington Post and the Hartford Courant.[3]

Editor

He was the founding editor and publisher of The Intellectual Activist (1979–1991), a periodical that covered political and social issues from a pro-individual rights perspective. From 1987 to 2003, he was president and editor-in-chief at Second Renaissance Books, a book publisher and distributor.

Schwartz edited two collections of essays by Ayn Rand: The Ayn Rand Column and Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution for which he was also a contributing author. He was also co-editor, with Marlene Podritske, of Objectively Speaking: Ayn Rand Interviewed.[2]

Published works

Lectures

Schwartz lectures on college campuses and at various conferences. He has been interviewed on radio and TV by such personalities as Geraldo Rivera and Thom Hartmann. His lectures include:

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References

  1. ↑ "Experts: Peter Schwartz". Ayn Rand Institute. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Books". PeterSchwartz.com. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Other Writings". PeterSchwartz.com. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ http://peterschwartz.com/talks/

External links

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