How I Worked As An Objectivist In Left-Liberal Institutions
WDonway: Atlas Summit Presentation, Summer 2013, Atlas Society
"Walter Donway spent his career working for such institutions (publications, universities, and foundations) or with them (as grantees, publications for which he freelanced). Yet, he devoted almost every day, to some extent, to advancing Objectivist ideas. What skills, initiation of applied ideas, relationships with colleagues, and compromises does this require? Donway will discuss many examples—and a few crucial principles."
"Walter Donway spent his career working for such institutions (publications, universities, and foundations) or with them (as grantees, publications for which he freelanced). Yet, he devoted almost every day, to some extent, to advancing Objectivist ideas. What skills, initiation of applied ideas, relationships with colleagues, and compromises does this require? Donway will discuss many examples—and a few crucial principles."
One interesting point you made: in plan development, often, in order to inject some excitement into the project-all you had to do was bring in reality. Mr. Kelley also affirmed that point and added that someone who who studies this philosophy and has those firm foundations already in place, can see ideas clearly that others miss. This was reenforced by your conjecture that, of course, "ideas are the motor..."
Finally some food for thought quotes:
"your purpose is to live in the homeland of your soul and your happiness is your purpose."
and
"You have to start where your audience is." Oh, I also appreciated your remarks about AR's moral passion in expressing her philosophy and how lately there are few if any that can inspire that passion as strongly. Your example to perhaps explain this in AR's term "soft, safe, assassins" -I assume your are referring to educators mowing down whole classrooms of students- figuratively.
"We have the World to Win."