What we’re about
Summer pause 2025: July and August!
Welcome to the Objectivism Vienna Meetup Group!
We are a growing community of individuals interested in the philosophy of Ayn Rand—Objectivism—and how it applies to life, culture, and current events.
We meet weekly to explore themes such as individualism, reason, rational self-interest, capitalism, art, and ethics. Whether you're a seasoned reader of Rand or just curious, you're welcome to join the conversation.
Summer pause 2025: July and August!
Each session features a focused topic or reading (usually short and optional), followed by open discussion in a relaxed, respectful setting.
Why Join?
Engage with like-minded people who value freedom, purpose, and thought.
Deepen your understanding of Ayn Rand’s ideas and their relevance today.
Exchange insights on how to live a more rational, purposeful, and independent life.
Our goal is to build a vibrant intellectual community in Vienna based on reason and individualism. Join us and be part of it.
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆? 2
FIRST EVENT AFTER THE SUMMER BREAK
Does a robot need morality? Ayn Rand answers that question (and many others) in her essay "The Objectivist Ethics", which is the basis for this meetup. Is there an objective basis for morality or is everything simply based on emotions?
We are used to talking about moral issues and politics without ever defining what morality even is. But we are all living beings with a precious value to uphold: life. Once we take this one value seriously we can proceed to measure everything else with regard to it: whether something is good or bad, a rational value to be pursued or destructive to us.
If we ever want to live in a rational and happy society with freedom for the individual, this society will have to take the nature of morality very seriously. So let's have a serious discussion about the nature of morality in this first meetup after the summer.
Read the essay and come to the discussion!
https://courses.aynrand.org/works/the-objectivist-ethics
Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 6.30pm-8.30pm
Hayek Saal, Grünangergasse 1/15-1, 1010 Wien
Enter the green gate, on the left ring at Hayek Institute, Hayek Saal is on the first floor to the right
Upcoming events (1)
See all- 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆? 2Austrian Economics Center, Vienna
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆? 2FIRST EVENT AFTER THE SUMMER BREAK
Does a robot need morality? Ayn Rand answers that question (and many others) in her essay "The Objectivist Ethics", which is the basis for this meetup. Is there an objective basis for morality or is everything simply based on emotions?
We are used to talking about moral issues and politics without ever defining what morality even is. But we are all living beings with a precious value to uphold: life. Once we take this one value seriously we can proceed to measure everything else with regard to it: whether something is good or bad, a rational value to be pursued or destructive to us.
If we ever want to live in a rational and happy society with freedom for the individual, this society will have to take the nature of morality very seriously. So let's have a serious discussion about the nature of morality in this first meetup after the summer.
Read the essay and come to the discussion!
https://courses.aynrand.org/works/the-objectivist-ethicsTuesday, September 2, 2025, 6.30pm-8.30pm
Hayek Saal, Grünangergasse 1/15-1, 1010 Wien
Enter the green gate, on the left ring at Hayek Institute, Hayek Saal is on the first floor to the right
